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strongly

UK/ˈstɹɒŋli/ US/ˈstɹɔŋli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

with strength or in a strong manner

  • “argues very strongly for his proposal”
  • “he was strongly opposed to the government”
Antonyms
2.

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”
Synonyms

Origin

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

Phrases

  • strongly connected
  • strongly connected component
  • strongly interacting massive particle
  • strongly symmetric matter

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