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adverbstraitly (comparative more straitly, superlative most straitly)
comparative more straitly · superlative most straitly · alternative straytely
- Strictly.
And the chefe preſte axed them ſayinge: Did nott we ſtraytely commaunde you that ye ſhulde not teache in this name?
1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts v:[27–28], folio clx, verso - obsoleteClosely; intimately.
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APA
straitly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straitly
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“straitly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straitly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straitly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straitly.
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