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strictly speaking

strictly speaking adverb: saying something as precisely as possible; using a strict sense of a word.

Adverb

strictly speaking (comparative more strictly speaking, superlative most strictly speaking)

  1. Saying something as precisely as possible; using a strict sense of a word.
    • Near-synonyms: technically, stricto sensu
    • This recipe calls for three kinds of fruit: strawberries, cherries, and rhubarb. Well, strictly speaking, rhubarb is a vegetable.

strictly speaking meaning in Kannada

strictly speaking in Kannada

ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುವುದಾದರೆ, ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುವುದಾದರೆ, ನಿರ್ಧಾರವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಬೇಕಾದರೆ

Synonyms of strictly speaking

Antonyms

Forms of strictly speaking

comparativemore strictly speaking
superlativemost strictly speaking

Questions about strictly speaking

What does strictly speaking mean?
Strictly speaking means saying something as precisely as possible; using a strict sense of a word.
What is strictly speaking in Kannada?
Strictly speaking in Kannada is ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುವುದಾದರೆ, ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುವುದಾದರೆ, ನಿರ್ಧಾರವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಬೇಕಾದರೆ. See Strictly speaking meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is strictly speaking?
Strictly speaking is an adverb.

Words near strictly speaking in the dictionary

  1. strictly increasing
  2. strictly increasing function
  3. strictly increasing functions
  4. strictly proper
  5. strictly roots
  6. strictly speaking
  7. strictness
  8. strictnesses
  9. stricto senso
  10. stricto sensu
  11. strictosamide

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