Punctually vs Strictly - What's the difference?
punctually | strictly |
In a punctual manner; on time.
(archaic) precisely; exactly; minutely.
* 1887 Robert Louis Stevenson, Books which Influenced Me :
In a strict manner.
In a limited manner; only
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In a narrow or limited sense.
As adverbs the difference between punctually and strictly
is that punctually is in a punctual manner; on time while strictly is in a strict manner.punctually
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- To understand that he is not punctually right, nor those from whom he differs absolutely wrong.
strictly
English
Adverb
(en-adv)- He adhered strictly to the diet his doctor prescribed.
- This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.
- That term refers strictly to smaller birds.