straitly
English
Alternative forms
- straytely (obsolete)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɹeɪtli/
- Homophone: straightly
Adverb
straitly (comparative more straitly, superlative most straitly)
- Strictly.
- 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts v:[27–28], folio clx, verso:
- And the chefe preſte axed them ſayinge: Did nott we ſtraytely commaunde you that ye ſhulde not teache in this name?
- (obsolete) Closely; intimately.