strictly

Comparative

strictlier

Superlative

strictliest

1. 1.In a strict manner.

   • He adhered strictly to the diet his doctor prescribed.
   • “If any pupil considers it acceptable to bring a pet into this school, let me tell you it is forbidden. Strictly forbidden!” pronounced the headmaster from the front of the class.

2. 2.In a limited manner; only

   • This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.

3. 3.In a narrow or limited sense.

   • That term refers strictly to smaller birds.
   • Scientific naming conventions are such that technically, ammonites are ammonoidean, ammonitidan, and sometimes strictly ammonitinan cephalopods.

4. 4.In a manner that applies to every member of a set or every interval of a function

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