Strictly Come Dancing, a television show
Used in a Sentence
strictly
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for strictly.
Editorial note
Reading the viola clef is strictly less difficult than reading the transposing clefs used by brass and winds.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
Strictly Come Dancing, a television show
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of strictly gathered in one view.
In a strict manner.
In a limited manner; only
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for strictly.
noun
Strictly Come Dancing, a television show
See also: rigorously, stringently, purely
adverb
In a strict manner.
See also: rigorously, stringently, purely
adverb
In a limited manner; only
See also: rigorously, stringently, purely
adverb
In a narrow or limited sense.
See also: rigorously, stringently, purely
Example sentences
Reading the viola clef is strictly less difficult than reading the transposing clefs used by brass and winds.
Expect your research to be reviewed a bit more strictly, because no respectable journal wants to publish an also-ran.
It doesn't disrupt the site too much, it's transparent (albeit in a minimalist way), it's strictly limited.
No mindshare, no articles in computer magazines about Usenet, strictly (and sometimes viciously) defended netiquette.
Are you strictly focused on outreach to outlets, or is there more to it.
Submissions that are not strictly news are usually best links on the topic that I was researching.
I was raised by parents who strictly limited my computer time to one hour a day.
That's not strictly the case although it does complicate things somewhat...
I believe all of these organizations either currently are, or were historically strictly male.
First of all, Steve's article refers strictly to music.
Filtering was strictly something for users to do.
Talking on the strictly nutritional perspective, we can't compare the past.
Quote examples
Peace and "friendship" between states is a political construct, built strictly out of political will, the rest is nationalist bullshit.
Is it possible that they're using "sequential" strictly, to mean that the arithmetic isn't vectorized?
Strictly speaking, if it costs 10x then the 10 year old will have to live to 110, whereas the 90 year old need only live to 100 to "earn back the investment".
Having said that, what I've seen is that looking strictly at technical ability I would say that Visa employees have in general been no better and no worse than the average US employee, but when it comes to "soft skills" are typically much worse off (and not just communication because of language barriers, but in other areas as well).
Proper noun examples
Strictly speaking accessing that union both ways ~~~violates the strict aliasing rules~~~ isn't portable.
Strictly speaking, I'm looking for parity in the sense that both those numbers should be 0.
Strictly in this context, my affiliation doesn't matter.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use strictly in a sentence?
Reading the viola clef is strictly less difficult than reading the transposing clefs used by brass and winds.
What does strictly mean?
Strictly Come Dancing, a television show
What part of speech is strictly?
strictly is commonly used as noun, adverb.