STRICTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does strictly mean? 

• STRICTLY (adverb)
  The adverb STRICTLY has 3 senses:

1. restricted to something

2. in a stringent manner

3. in a rigorous manner

  Familiarity information: STRICTLY used as an adverb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRICTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Restricted to something

Synonyms:

purely; strictly

Context example:

we talked strictly business

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a stringent manner

Synonyms:

strictly; stringently

Context example:

stringently controlled

Pertainym:

strict (rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard)

Sense 3

Meaning:

In a rigorous manner

Synonyms:

rigorously; strictly

Context example:

he had been trained rigorously by the monks

Pertainym:

strict (rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard)

 Context examples 

A genus of strictly anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Firmicutes and the family Erysipelotrichaceae.

(Holdemania, NCI Thesaurus)

A species of strictly anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes.

(Clostridium butyricum, NCI Thesaurus)

A species of strictly aerobic Gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes.

(Bacillus lentus, NCI Thesaurus)

A genus of strictly anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Firmicutes and the family Clostridiales XI.

(Anaerococcus, NCI Thesaurus)

A taxonomic family of Gram negative, strictly aerobic bacterium in the phylum Proteobacteria that includes the genera Neisseria, Chromobacterium, Eikenella and Kingella, among others.

(Neisseriaceae, NCI Thesaurus)

Depression which is considered strictly biological.

(Endogenous Depression, NCI Thesaurus)

I clearly understand it now, and I will strictly fulfil my engagement by such acts of assistance and kindness to them as you have described.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Mr. Dixon, you say, is not, strictly speaking, handsome?

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

“The conduct of neither, if strictly examined, will be irreproachable; but since then, we have both, I hope, improved in civility.”

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

A species of strictly aerobic, Gram-negative, capsulated rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.

(Bordetella avium, NCI Thesaurus)