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UK
/stɹˈɒŋli/
]
[ US /ˈstɹɔŋɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈstɹɔŋɫi/ ]
ADVERB
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with strength or in a strong manner
he was strongly opposed to the government
argues very strongly for his proposal -
in a powerful manner
the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist
How To Use strongly In A Sentence
- Most pseudocheirids have a strongly prehensile tail (weakly so in the great glider and rock ringtail).
- On the evening of 24 May 1941, British lieutenant commander Malcolm Wanklyn, in command of the submarine Upholder, sighted an enemy troop convoy strongly escorted by destroyers off Sicily.
- Apart from intense competition in the retail savings market, banks and building societies also compete strongly in the market for house finance.
- [12] The spermatozooids of certain plants can be strongly attracted towards a pipette which is filled with malic acid -- crowding around and into it with avidity. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions
- There is also a strongly felt obligation to succeed, seen in an emphasis on the importance of formal education. Sociology
- I strongly recommend you pick up the book next time you spy a copy on someone's bookshelf.
- The absence of bowel sounds for a full 5 minutes strongly suggests the existence of intestinal atony or ileus, which has many causes.
- I would strongly suggest to Mr. Greer that he keep his fascist-indoctrinated, ritalin-sotted brats away from my children in Florida's socialist (public) schools. Florida GOP chair: Obama trying to 'indoctrinate' children
- The way he laughed was strongly reminiscent of his father.
- The stube, or stove, of a German inn, derived its name from the great hypocaust, which is always strongly heated to secure the warmth of the apartment in which it is placed. Anne of Geierstein