Correctly and Strictly

Correctly

Correctly adverb - In a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose.

Strictly and correctly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strictly" instead an adverb "Correctly".

Strictly

Strictly adverb - Without any relaxation of standards or precision.
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Synonyms for Strictly

Correctly and strictly are semantically related. You can use "Correctly" instead an adverb "Strictly".

Nearby Words: strict, strictness

Both words in one sentence

  • Surprisingly Good Foreign Language: The Japanese Title of the Dating Sim is not only correctly translated from the English in the subtitle, all of the Kanji are correct, even of subarashii which doesn't strictly speaking need Kanji Take That: "Hat-sassin's Creed".
  • Author Vocabulary Calendar Nobody ever camps out—they "bivouac." (It isn't even used correctly half the time, as "bivouac" refers to a strictly no-tents-no-nothing military operation and not just setting up bedrolls and a fire in the woods.)
  • At one point in the Dragonback series, Alison Kayna notices that the Valahguan "Death" weapons the scout fleet gets hit with cut off after three minutes and 47 seconds, which led her (correctly) to the conclusion that the weapons were strictly a loaner and that the enemy alliance wasn't that firm.
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