Adverb

(er)

In a harsh manner; severely.

* 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I.193:

Yet, if I name my guilt, 't is not to boast, / None can deem harshlier of me than I deem [...].

* , chapter=7

, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly , and the girls' faces saddened one.}}

Adverb

(en-adv)

In a strict manner.

He adhered strictly to the diet his doctor prescribed.

In a limited manner; only

*

This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.

In a narrow or limited sense.

That term refers strictly to smaller birds.