STRONGLY
strongly
(adverb) with strength or in a strong manner; “argues very strongly for his proposal”; “he was strongly opposed to the government”
powerfully, strongly
(adverb) in a powerful manner; “the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
strongly (comparative stronglier or more strongly, superlative strongliest or most strongly)
In a strong or powerful manner.
Very much.
Anagrams
• strongyl
Source: Wiktionary
Strong"ly, adv.
Definition: In a strong manner; so as to be strong in action or in
resistance; with strength; with great force; forcibly; powerfully;
firmly; vehemently; as, a town strongly fortified; he objected
strongly.
STRONG
Strong, a. [Compar. Stronger; superl. Strongest.] Etym: [AS. strang,
strong; akin to D. & G. streng strict, rigorous, OHG. strengi strong,
brave, harsh, Icel. strangr strong, severe, Dan. streng, Sw. sträng
strict, severe. Cf. Strength, Stretch, String.]
1. Having active physical power, or great physical power to act;
having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.
That our oxen may be strong to labor. Ps. cxliv. 14.
Orses the strong to greater strength must yield. Dryden.
2. Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure;
firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health.
3. Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand
violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a
strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town.
4. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army
or fleet; a nation strong at sea.
5. Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or
company of merchants.
6. Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or
numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.
7. Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a
strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the
northeast; a strong tide.
8. Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or
imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible;
cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a
strong example; strong language.
9. Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan;
a strong Whig or Tory.
Her mother, ever strong against that match. Shak.
10. Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality
in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong
decoction; strong tea or coffee.
11. Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol;
intoxicating; as, strong liquors.
12. Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a
strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.
13. Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat. Heb. v. 12.
14. Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a
strong custom; a strong belief.
15. Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.
He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and
tears. Heb. v. 7.
16. Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind,
intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory,
judgment, or imagination.
I was stronger in prophecy than in criticism. Dryden.
17. Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.
Like her sweet voice is thy harmonious song, As high, as sweet, as
easy, and as strong. E. Smith.
18. (Stock Exchange)
Definition: Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market.
19. (Gram.)
(a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit
(imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle
(usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the
root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke,
broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak.
(b) Applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain the old
declensional endings. In the Teutonic languages the vowel stems have
held the original endings most firmly, and are called strong; the
stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are
irregular. F. A. March. Strong conjugation (Gram.), the conjugation
of a strong verb; -- called also old, or irregular, conjugation, and
distinguished from the weak, or regular, conjugation.
Note: Strong is often used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, strong-backed, strong-based, strong-bodied, strong-
colored, strong-fisted, strong-handed, strong-ribbed, strong-
smelling, strong-voiced, etc.
Syn.
– Vigorous; powerful; stout; solid; firm; hardy; muscular;
forcible; cogent; valid. See Robust.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition