STRICTLY

strictly, purely

(adverb) restricted to something; “we talked strictly business”

rigorously, strictly

(adverb) in a rigorous manner; “he had been trained rigorously by the monks”

strictly, stringently

(adverb) in a stringent manner; “the laws are stringently enforced”; “stringently controlled”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

strictly (comparative strictlier or more strictly, superlative strictliest or most strictly)

In a strict manner.

In a limited manner; only

In a narrow or limited sense.

(maths) In a manner that applies to every member of a set or every interval of a function

Proper noun

Strictly

Strictly Come Dancing, a television show

Source: Wiktionary


Strict"ly, adv.

Definition: In a strict manner; closely; precisely.

STRICT

Strict, a. [Compar. Stricter; superl. Strictest.] Etym: [L. strictus, p.p. of stringere to draw or bind tight, to strain. See Strain, and cf. Strait, a.]

1. Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature. Dryden.

2. Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber.

3. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention. Shak. It shall be still in strictest measure. Milton.

4. Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath. "Through the strict senteries." Milton.

5. Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense.

6. (Bot.)

Definition: Upright, or straight and narrow; -- said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.

Syn.

– Exact; accurate; nice; close; rigorous; severe.

– Strict, Severe. Strict, applied to a person, denotes that he conforms in his motives and acts to a principle or code by which he is bound; severe is strict with an implication often, but not always, of harshness. Strict is opposed to lax; severe is opposed to gentle. And rules as strict his labored work confine, As if the Stagirite o'erlooked each line. Pope. Soon moved with touch of blame, thus Eve: -"What words have passed thy lips, Adam severe!" Milton. The Strict Observance, or Friars of the Strict Observance. (R. C. Ch.) See Observance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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