Strongly
/ˈstrɔːŋli/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adverbWith great force, strength, or confidence.
Extra definitions
adverbFirmly or confidently.
adverbTo a high degree.
adverbIn a strong or powerful manner.
Sentence Examples
I strongly recommend this book.
The walls are strongly built.
She strongly opposed the proposal.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Word Origin & History
From Middle English strongliche, strangliche, from Old English stranglīċe (“strongly”), equivalent to strong + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.”
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
“As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed to US President Donald Trump.”
— 2025 July 5, Sebastian Shukla, “Denmark has long been Euroskeptic. Donald Trump helped change that”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
I ____ recommend this book.