strongly

[ strawng-lee, strong‐ ]

adverb

1. with great strength or force:

   wind blowing strongly from the west.

2. in strong or convincing words:

   We strongly urged him to go.

3. with intensity; to a high degree:

   It was strongly suspected that he had been fired.

4. having a strong effect:

   to taste strongly of vinegar.

5. in a firm, solid, or secure manner:

   a strongly fortified hill.

Word History and Origins

Origin of strongly¹

First recorded before 1000; strong ( def ) + -ly ( def )

Example Sentences

“If this final authority is too strongly influenced by companies, whether through capital power or technological capabilities, then this is an unprecedented challenge for us all,” Merkel said.

From Salon

Results showed an enormous difference -- more than 70 percentage points -- in the probability between these two groups that respondents would strongly agree that sports build character.

From Science Daily

The UFZ researchers therefore see the need for a strongly overarching focus on international regulations to achieve the necessary shift in perspective towards comprehensive global solutions.

From Science Daily

Others had done similar things, Rybka notes, but earlier efforts made the higher mode resonator ring strongly at one frequency or made it tunable, not both.

From Science Magazine

He also told reporters that he would "strongly request" the report isn't made public because the rules outline that "a former member is beyond the jurisdiction of the ethics committee".

From BBC

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