strongly

adv
/ˈstɹɔŋli/US/ˈstɹɒŋli/UK/ˈstɹɑŋli/

Etymology

From Middle English strongliche, strangliche, from Old English stranglīċe (“strongly”), equivalent to strong + -ly.

  1. inherited from stranglīċe — “strongly
  2. inherited from strongliche

Definitions

  1. In a strong or powerful manner.

    • The Pope feels strongly about the need for both sides of the armed conflict to return to the negotiating table.
    • In the third race, Renowned Blaze finished strongly to win, paying sixteen dollars.
  2. Very much.

    • His reply was strongly suggestive of a forthcoming challenge to the governor.
    • As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed to US President Donald Trump.
  3. Fulfilling a stricter set of criteria.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at strongly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at strongly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at strongly

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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