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strictly (adv.)

late 15c., "exactly," from strict + -ly (2). From 1640s as "narrowly, closely;" from 1938 as "exclusively."

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Definitions of strictly from WordNet

strictly (adv.)
restricted to something;
we talked strictly business
Synonyms: purely
strictly (adv.)
in a stringent manner;
Synonyms: stringently
strictly (adv.)
in a rigorous manner;
Synonyms: rigorously
From wordnet.princeton.edu