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Webster 1913 Edition


Strongly

Strong′ly

,
adv.
In a strong manner; so as to be strong in action or in resistance; with strength; with great force; forcibly; powerfully; firmly; vehemently;
as, a town
strongly
fortified; he objected
strongly
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Strongly

STRONGLY

,
adv.
1.
With strength; with great force or power; forcibly; a word of extensive application.
2.
Firmly; in a manner to resist attack; as a town strongly fortified.
3.
Vehemently; forcibly; eagerly. The evils of this measure were strongly represented to the government.

Definition 2024


strongly

strongly

English

Adverb

strongly (comparative stronglier or more strongly, superlative strongliest or most strongly)

  1. In a strong or powerful manner.
    In the third race, Renowned Blaze finished strongly to show, paying six dollars.
  2. 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.

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