strictly

adverb

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

Forms

comparative

strictlier, more strictly

superlative

strictliest, most strictly