strongly
advUS /ˈstɹɔŋli/ · UK /ˈstɹɒŋli/
Etymology From Middle English strongliche, strangliche, from Old English stranglīċe (“strongly”), equivalent to strong + -ly.
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In a strong or powerful manner.
- The Pope feels strongly about the need for both sides of the armed conflict to return to the negotiating table.
- In the third race, Renowned Blaze finished strongly to win, paying sixteen dollars.
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Very much.
- His reply was strongly suggestive of a forthcoming challenge to the governor.
- The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
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- As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed to US President Donald Trump.2025 July 5, Sebastian Shukla, “Denmark has long been Euroskeptic. Donald Trump helped change that”, in CNN:
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Mathematics, Sciences Fulfilling a stricter set of criteria.