strongly
/ˈstɹɔŋli/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Very much.
adv
Fulfilling a stricter set of criteria.
Example Sentences
- "The Pope feels strongly about the need for both sides of the armed conflict to return to the negotiating table."
- "In the third race, Renowned Blaze finished strongly to win, paying sixteen dollars."
- "His reply was strongly suggestive of a forthcoming challenge to the governor."
- "The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained."
- "As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed to US President Donald Trump."
- "I overrode Fauci on this. His ideas were CRAZY! Also, I said from the beginning that the Virus came from the Wuhan Laboratory in China. Fauci strongly disagreed, always trying to protect China."
Etymology
From Middle English strongliche, strangliche, from Old English stranglīċe (“strongly”), equivalent to strong + -ly.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: strongliche, stranglīċe
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈstɹɔŋli/
- British English: /ˈstɹɒŋli/
Inflected Forms
stronglier (comparative)
more strongly (comparative)
strongliest (superlative)
most strongly (superlative)