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Strictly has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adverb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Adverb
1

restricted to something

"we talked strictly business"

2

in a stringent manner

"the laws are stringently enforced"

"stringently controlled"

3

in a rigorous manner

"he had been trained rigorously by the monks"

4

In a strict manner.

"The coach strictly enforced the new training rules, leaving no room for exceptions during practice."

In plain English: Strictly means doing something exactly as planned without any extra rules or changes.

"The teacher asked us to strictly follow the school rules."

Proper Noun
1

Strictly Come Dancing, a television show

"My cousin has been watching Strictly Come Dancing every week since it started airing on Saturday nights."

Example Sentences
"The teacher asked us to strictly follow the school rules." adv
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Origin

Strictly comes from combining the word strict with the suffix -ly. It entered English as an adverbial form to indicate that something is done in a precise or rigid manner.

Rhyming Words
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