strictly speaking

strictly speaking

English

Adverb

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

1. Being totally accurate (used as a phrase to specify).

   The two main vegetables for this recipe are tomatoes and peppers. Well, strictly speaking, tomatoes are a fruit.

   Antonym: roughly speaking

Translations

Translations

Czech: přísně vzato Esperanto: striktasence Finnish: tarkkaan ottaen, teknisesti French: à proprement parler (fr), à strictement parler German: streng genommen (de) Latin: dumtaxat Polish: ściśle mówiąc (pl) Russian: стро́го говоря́ (strógo govorjá), со́бственно говоря́ (ru) (sóbstvenno govorjá) Ukrainian: стро́го ка́жучи (stróho kážučy), вла́сне ка́жучи (vlásne kážučy)

Further reading

• strictly speaking at OneLook Dictionary Search