Words that rhyme with strictly
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basically
adv 1: in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" [syn: basically, fundamentally, essentially] -
abjectly
adv 1: in a hopeless resigned manner; "she shrugged her shoulders abjectly" [syn: abjectly, resignedly] -
abruptly
adv 1: quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn: abruptly, suddenly, short, dead] -
absolutely
adv 1: completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right" [syn: absolutely, perfectly, utterly, dead] 2: totally and definitely; without question; "we are absolutely opposed to the idea"; "he forced himself to lie absolutely still"; "iron is absolutely necessary" -
abstractly
adv 1: in abstract terms [ant: concretely] -
academically
adv 1: in regard to academic matters; "academically, this is a good school" -
accurately
adv 1: with few mistakes; "he works very accurately" [ant: inaccurately] 2: strictly correctly; "repeated the order accurately" -
acoustically
adv 1: with respect to acoustics; "acoustically ill-equipped studios" -
acutely
adv 1: in an acute manner; "she pitied her sister acutely"; "acutely aware" 2: having a rapid onset; "an acutely debilitating virus" [ant: chronically] 3: changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes" [syn: sharply, sharp, acutely] 4: in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely"; "he was acutely insightful" [syn: astutely, shrewdly, sagaciously, sapiently, acutely] -
adequately
adv 1: in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree; "he was adequately prepared" [ant: inadequately] -
adroitly
adv 1: with adroitness; in an adroit manner; "he handled the situation adroitly" [ant: maladroitly] -
aesthetically
adv 1: in a tasteful way; "this building is aesthetically very pleasing" [syn: aesthetically, esthetically] -
affectionately
adv 1: with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately" [syn: dearly, affectionately, dear] -
alertly
adv 1: in mentally perceptive and responsive way; "she got through the day alertly, despite being on drugs" -
algebraically
adv 1: in an algebraic manner; "algebraically determined" -
allegorically
adv 1: in an allegorical manner; "the play ended allegorically" -
alphabetically
adv 1: in alphabetical order; "the list was arranged alphabetically" -
alternately
adv 1: in an alternating sequence or position; "They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing"; "he planted fir and pine trees alternately" -
altruistically
adv 1: in an altruistic manner; "he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress" [syn: altruistically, selflessly] -
analytically
adv 1: by virtue of analysis; "assuming that the distinction is maintained one may ask which is to be analytically prior?" -
anatomically
adv 1: with respect to anatomy; "anatomically correct" -
angelically
adv 1: like an angel; "the child was sleeping angelically" -
antithetically
adv 1: with antithesis; in an antithetical manner -
apathetically
adv 1: in an apathetic manner; "she behaves apathetically these days" -
apologetically
adv 1: in an apologetic manner; "he spoke apologetically about his past" -
appropriately
adv 1: in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" [syn: appropriately, suitably, fittingly, befittingly, fitly] [ant: inappropriately, unsuitably] -
approximately
adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so] -
aptly
adv 1: with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: competently, aptly, ably, capably] [ant: displaying incompetence, incompetently] -
aristocratically
adv 1: in an aristocratic manner; "they behaved aristocratically" -
arithmetically
adv 1: with respect to arithmetic; "this problem is arithmetically easy" -
articulately
adv 1: with eloquence; "he expressed his ideas eloquently" [syn: eloquently, articulately] [ant: inarticulately, ineloquently] 2: in an articulate manner; "he argued articulately for his plan" [syn: articulately, eloquently] [ant: inarticulately] -
artistically
adv 1: in an artistic manner; "it was artistically decorated" -
ascetically
adv 1: in an ascetic manner; "she lived ascetically in a small house all by herself" -
astronomically
adv 1: enormously; "the bill was astronomically high" -
astutely
adv 1: in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely"; "he was acutely insightful" [syn: astutely, shrewdly, sagaciously, sapiently, acutely] -
asymmetrically
adv 1: in an asymmetrical manner; "they were asymmetrically arranged" [syn: asymmetrically, unsymmetrically] [ant: symmetrically] -
authentically
adv 1: genuinely; with authority; "it is authentically British" [syn: authentically, genuinely] -
autocratically
adv 1: in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues" [syn: dictatorially, autocratically, magisterially] 2: in an autocratic manner; "the Czars ruled Russia autocratically" -
automatically
adv 1: in a reflex manner; "he answered automatically" 2: in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism; "this door opens mechanically" [syn: mechanically, automatically] -
axiomatically
adv 1: on the basis of axioms; "this is axiomatically given" -
biologically
adv 1: with respect to biology; "biologically related" -
bombastically
adv 1: in a turgid manner; "he lectured bombastically about his theories" [syn: turgidly, bombastically] 2: in a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically spacious" [syn: bombastically, grandiosely] -
brightly
adv 1: with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" [syn: brilliantly, brightly, bright] -
bureaucratically
adv 1: in a bureaucratic manner; "his bureaucratically petty behavior annoyed her" 2: with respect to bureaucracy; "it's bureaucratically complicated" -
catalytically
adv 1: by catalytic action; in a catalytic manner; "catalytically stabilized combustion of propane" -
categorically
adv 1: in an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges" [syn: flatly, categorically, unconditionally] -
caustically
adv 1: in a caustic vitriolic manner; "he addressed her caustically" [syn: caustically, vitriolically] -
characteristically
adv 1: in characteristic manner; "he arrived characteristically late" [ant: uncharacteristically] -
chronically
adv 1: in a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking chronically" [syn: chronically, inveterate] 2: in a slowly developing and long lasting manner; "chronically ill persons" [ant: acutely] -
chronologically
adv 1: with respect to chronology; "he is chronologically older" -
circumspectly
adv 1: in a cagey manner; "`I don't know yet,' he answered cagily" [syn: cagily, circumspectly] -
classically
adv 1: in the manner of Greek and Roman culture; "this exercise develops a classically shaped body" -
compactly
adv 1: in a compact manner or state; "The children were packed compactly into the car" 2: with concise and precise brevity; to the point; "Please state your case as succinctly as possible"; "he wrote compactly but clearly" [syn: succinctly, compactly] 3: taking up no more space than necessary; "liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank" -
compassionately
adv 1: in a compassionate manner; "the nurse looked at him pityingly" [syn: pityingly, compassionately] -
completely
adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" [syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole] [ant: part, partially, partly] 2: so as to be complete; with everything necessary; "he had filled out the form completely"; "the apartment was completely furnished" -
concretely
adv 1: in concrete terms; "concretely, this meant that he was broke" [ant: abstractly] -
considerately
adv 1: in a considerate manner; "they considerately withdrew" [ant: inconsiderately] -
contritely
adv 1: in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully" [syn: ruefully, contritely, remorsefully] -
correctly
adv 1: in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right" [syn: correctly, right, aright] [ant: incorrectly, wrong, wrongly] -
corruptly
adv 1: in a corrupt manner [syn: corruptly, corruptedly] -
courtly
adj 1: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: courtly, formal, stately] -
covertly
adv 1: in a covert manner; "he did it covertly" [ant: overtly] -
cryptically
adv 1: in a cryptic manner; "we will meet again," he said cryptically [syn: cryptically, enigmatically, mysteriously] -
cryptographically
adv 1: in a cryptographic manner -
cutely
adv 1: in an attractive manner; "how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure" [syn: cunningly, cutely] -
definitely
adv 1: without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win" [syn: decidedly, unquestionably, emphatically, definitely, in spades, by all odds] -
deliberately
adv 1: with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by design] [ant: accidentally, by chance, circumstantially, unexpectedly, unintentionally] 2: in a deliberate unhurried manner; "she was working deliberately" [syn: measuredly, deliberately] -
delicately
adv 1: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" [syn: finely, fine, delicately, exquisitely] -
democratically
adv 1: in a democratic manner; based on democratic principles; "it was decided democratically"; "democratically elected government" [ant: undemocratically] -
desolately
adv 1: in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects [syn: desolately, disconsolately] -
desperately
adv 1: with great urgency; "health care reform is needed urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash" [syn: urgently, desperately] 2: in intense despair; "the child clung desperately to her mother" -
devoutly
adv 1: in a devout and pious manner; "she was devoutly Catholic" [syn: devoutly, piously] -
diabolically
adv 1: as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be diabolically satiric" [syn: diabolically, devilishly, fiendishly] -
diagrammatically
adv 1: in a diagrammatic manner; "the landscape unit drawn diagrammatically illustrates the gentle rolling relief, with a peat-filled basin" [syn: diagrammatically, graphically] -
diametrically
adv 1: as from opposite ends of a diameter; "when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false?"; "three of these brushes were approximately 120 feet apart and the fourth diametrically opposite to one of the three" -
didactically
adv 1: in a didactic manner; "this is a didactically sound method" [syn: didactically, pedagogically] -
diplomatically
adv 1: with diplomacy; in a diplomatic manner; "he answered very diplomatically" [ant: undiplomatically] -
directly
adv 1: without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office" [syn: directly, straight, direct] 2: without anyone or anything intervening; "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly" 3: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot] 4: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" [syn: directly, flat, straight] [ant: indirectly] -
disconsolately
adv 1: in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects [syn: desolately, disconsolately] -
discreetly
adv 1: with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint; "I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this" [ant: indiscreetly] -
dispassionately
adv 1: in an impartially dispassionate manner; "although he was looking at the other girl, he did so dispassionately" -
disproportionately
adv 1: out of proportion; "this wall is disproportionately long" [ant: proportionately] 2: to a disproportionate degree; "his benefits were disproportionately generous" [ant: proportionally, proportionately] -
dissolutely
adv 1: in a dissolute way [syn: profligately, dissolutely] -
distinctly
adv 1: clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation" [syn: distinctly, clearly] 2: in a distinct and distinguishable manner; "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion" 3: to a distinct degree; "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate" -
domestically
adv 1: with respect to the internal affairs of a government; "domestically, the president proposes a more moderate economic policy" 2: with respect to home or family; "the housewife bored us with her domestically limited conversation" -
dramatically
adv 1: in a very impressive manner; "your performance will improve dramatically" 2: in a dramatic manner; "he confessed dramatically" [ant: undramatically] 3: with respect to dramatic value; "the play was dramatically interesting, but the direction was bad" -
drastically
adv 1: in a drastic manner -
elaborately
adv 1: with elaboration; "it was elaborately spelled out" [syn: elaborately, intricately, in an elaborate way] -
erectly
adv 1: in a straight-backed manner; "the old man still walks erectly" [syn: erectly, straight-backed] -
eruditely
adv 1: with erudition; in an erudite manner; "he talked eruditely about Indian mythology" [syn: eruditely, learnedly] -
exactly
adv 1: indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt" [syn: precisely, exactly, just] 2: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn: precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button] 3: in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely" [syn: precisely, incisively, exactly] [ant: imprecisely, inexactly] -
expertly
adv 1: in an expert manner; "he repaired the TV set expertly" [syn: expertly, like an expert] [ant: amateurishly] -
explicitly
adv 1: in an explicit manner; "in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly" [ant: implicitly] -
exquisitely
adv 1: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" [syn: finely, fine, delicately, exquisitely] -
extortionately
adv 1: to an exorbitant degree; "prices are exorbitantly high in the capital" [syn: exorbitantly, extortionately, usuriously] -
finitely
adv 1: with a finite limit; "there are finitely many solutions to this problem" [ant: endlessly, infinitely] -
fitly
adv 1: in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" [syn: appropriately, suitably, fittingly, befittingly, fitly] [ant: inappropriately, unsuitably] -
fleetly
adv 1: in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly" [syn: swiftly, fleetly] -
forthrightly
adv 1: directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point" [syn: squarely, forthrightly, forthright] -
fortnightly
adv 1: every two weeks; "he visited his cousins fortnightly" [syn: fortnightly, biweekly] adj 1: occurring every two weeks [syn: fortnightly, biweekly]
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