"strictly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈstɹɪktli/ Audio: en-us-strictly.ogg [US] Forms: strictlier [comparative], more strictly [comparative], strictliest [superlative], most strictly [superlative]
Etymology: strict + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|strict|ly}} strict + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} strictly (comparative strictlier or more strictly, superlative strictliest or most strictly)
  1. In a strict manner. Translations (in a strict manner): точно (točno) (Bulgarian), стриктно (striktno) (Bulgarian), strikt (Dutch), streng (Dutch), strictement (French), strettamente (Italian), severamente (Italian), rigidamente (Italian), കർശനമായി (kaṟśanamāyi) (Malayalam), narowly (Middle English), surowo (Polish), estritamente (Portuguese), стро́го (strógo) (Russian), estrictamente (Spanish), terminantemente (Spanish), strikt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-strictly-en-adv-ChPKqETF Disambiguation of 'in a strict manner': 70 13 4 12
  2. In a limited manner; only Translations (in a limited manner): ограничено (ograničeno) (Bulgarian), strikt (Dutch), prettamente (Italian), propriamente (Italian), assolutamente (Italian), tylko (Polish), wyłącznie (Polish)
    Sense id: en-strictly-en-adv-BtlB5HfU Disambiguation of 'in a limited manner': 16 60 11 14
  3. In a narrow or limited sense. Translations (in a narrow or limited sense): strikt (Dutch), strikt genomen (Dutch), esclusivamente (Italian), tassativamente (Italian), dokładnie (Polish), sensu stricto (Polish), stricte (Polish), ściśle (Polish), estritamente (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-strictly-en-adv-WSxzExY4 Disambiguation of 'in a narrow or limited sense': 5 12 79 4
  4. (mathematics) In a manner that applies to every member of a set or every interval of a function Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-strictly-en-adv-5mC71bSV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hedges, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 2 91 Disambiguation of English hedges: 7 33 16 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 4 18 8 70 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: strictly better, strictly decreasing function, strictly dickly, strictly increasing, strictly increasing function, strictly proper, strictly speaking

Inflected forms

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