Properly
Strictly
Strictly adverb - Without any relaxation of standards or precision.
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Properly and strictly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Properly" instead an adverb "Strictly".
Nearby Words: strict, strictness
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- If used strictly, it can imply that a child can't be raised properly without parents of opposite sexes, which some real-life opponents of same-sex marriage have explicitly claimed.
Source: Homophobia Index -
While casual listeners may know them strictly for their rock songs, the band has done other songs (especially folk) that are so far removed from rock they cannot even be properly classified as the genre.
Source: He Also Did -
Nature Lover: Sam, in a strictly limited sense Necessary Drawback: Doctor Bowman repurposed the Bowman's Wolves' mirror neurons to react to humans, so they could understand human gestures and body language properly.
Source: Webcomic / Freefall
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