strictly

strictly
strict|ly [ˈstrıktli] adv
1.) in a way that must be obeyed
▪ Alcohol is strictly forbidden on school premises.
▪ The ban on hunting is not strictly enforced .
2.) exactly and completely
▪ That isn't strictly true.
3.) strictly speaking
used to say that something is true if you are going to be very exact and correct about it
▪ Strictly speaking, spiders are not insects.
4.) only for a particular person, thing, or purpose and no one else
▪ This is strictly between us. Nobody else must know.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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