strictly

1. 1.

   restricted to something

   “we talked strictly business”

   Synonymspurely
2. 2.

   in a stringent manner

   “the laws are stringently enforced”

   “stringently controlled”

   Synonymsstringently
3. 3.

   in a rigorous manner

   “he had been trained rigorously by the monks”

   Synonymsrigorously

Questions about strictly

What does strictly mean?

strictly means "restricted to something". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in strictly?

strictly has 2 syllables: strict-ly. The stress falls on "strict". In IPA it is /ˈstɹɪktli/.

What is another word for strictly?

Close synonyms include purely, stringently, rigorously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is strictly a common word?

strictly is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.