strongly
English
Etymology
From Middle English strongliche, strangliche, from Old English stranglīċe (“strongly”), equivalent to strong + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /stɹɔŋli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /stɹɒŋli/
- (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /stɹɑŋli/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: strong‧ly
Adverb
strongly (comparative stronglier or more strongly, superlative strongliest or most strongly)
- In a strong or powerful manner.
- In the third race, Renowned Blaze finished strongly to show, paying six dollars.
- Very much.
- His reply was strongly suggestive of a forthcoming challenge to the governor.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 8, in The Celebrity:
- 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.
Translations
in a strong or powerful manner
Anagrams
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