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Heavily vs Strictly - What's the difference?

heavily | strictly |

As adverbs the difference between heavily and strictly

is that heavily is in a heavy manner while strictly is in a strict manner.

heavily

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a heavy manner.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
  • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
  • With a great weight.
  • To a considerable degree, to a great extent.
  • *
  • *:An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.
  • In a manner designed for heavy duty.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=14 citation , passage=Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall.  Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime.}}
  • So as to be thick or heavy.
  • In a laboured manner.
  • strictly

    English

    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.