As an adverb strickly
is strictly.
As a noun emphasis is
special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
strickly English
Derived terms
* strickly dickly
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emphasis Noun
( emphases)
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
- He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
Special attention or prominence given to something.
- Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
- He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.
(typography) Related to bold.
Related terms
* emphasise, emphasize
* emphatic
Anagrams
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