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Straitly

Straitly \Strait"ly\, adv.

  1. In a strait manner; narrowly; strictly; rigorously.
    --Mark i. 43.

  2. Closely; intimately. [Obs.]

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straitly

adv. 1 strictly. 2 (context obsolete English) Closely; intimately.

Usage examples of "straitly".

He straitly binds-'' His teeth grinned at Covenant under the shadow of his hood.

In other times, he did not bind us so straitly, and we were free to work his will in our several ways.

He straitly binds-“ His teeth grinned at Covenant under the shadow of his hood.

Yet the man eyeing him straitly, challenge and skepticism very clear in his blue eyes, had a decidedly purposeful chin.

But the Cuban guarda costa caravel that had come up the river with the two French warship-troopships had borne along a letter from His Excellency in Habana ordering cooperation and straitly forbidding any violence against the French unless they first should unmistakably demonstrate hostile intent or treachery, so Don Guillermo and his officers were left no option save to swallow their true feelings, ethnic prejudice, and basic distrust and behave as if the French interlopers were really friendly allies.