strategically
/stɹəˈtiː.d͡ʒɪ.kli/US/stɹəˈti.d͡ʒɪ.kli/
strategically adverb: in a strategic manner.
Adverb
strategically (comparative more strategically, superlative most strategically)
- In a strategic manner.
- Ursula saw that now Bella Watson's chance meetings with him had to be strategically and singly planned by Bella, whose wifely attentions to the bereaved man were markedly meaning.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 211
Examples of strategically in a sentence
- "Probably time to strategically apply some pressure to their fourth points of contact.
- Just think of strategically placed chocolate bars at the checkout counter.
- When pattern interrupts are used strategically, they can pay out huge dividends.
Forms of strategically
| comparative | more strategically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most strategically |
Origin of strategically
From strategic + -ally.
Questions about strategically
- What does strategically mean?
- Strategically means in a strategic manner.
- What part of speech is strategically?
- Strategically is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce strategically?
- Strategically is pronounced /stɹəˈtiː.d͡ʒɪ.kli/ (UK).
Words near strategically in the dictionary
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