adverb

strongly

strongly, firmly, powerfully

He pushed the door strongly.

He pushed the door strongly.

I strongly advise you to reconsider.

I strongly advise you to reconsider.

She feels strongly about animal rights.

She feels strongly about animal rights.

((verb)) strongly to do something with force He pushed the door strongly.

strongly ((verb)) to emphasize a verb I strongly advise you to reconsider.

feel strongly ((about sth.)) to have a strong opinion about something She feels strongly about animal rights.

Synonyms: powerfully, firmly, vigorously; Antonyms: weakly, gently

From the adjective 'strong' plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'.

It describes doing something with 'strong' force or feeling. If you know 'strong', this is the adverb form.

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