strategicallyadv.
/strəˈtiːdʒᵻkli/, U.S. /strəˈtidʒᵻk(ə)li/ 1. In a manner consistent with the principles of military strategy; as regards military strategy.
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society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [adverb] > strategy
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1809 Ess. Theory & Pract. Art War I. 243 The columns should be prepared for this principal attack out of sight of the enemy, that is to say strategically.
1855 G. Twemlow Considerations Tactics & Strategy (ed. 2) iii. 205 Frederic the Great was strategically and tactically surprised at Hochkirk by Laudon and Daun.
1861 G. M. Musgrave By-roads in Picardy xv. 298 The English position..was strategically a warranty of their preservation; for they could not be attacked in flank or in rear.
1912 W. B. Wood in Eng. Hist. Rev. Oct. 797 Tactically a drawn battle, Resonville was strategically a Prussian victory.
1941 ‘Faugh-a-Ballagh’ 34 99/1 It was a barren prize, however, for neither strategically nor economically was it of any real importance.
2011 Daily Tel. 22 July 33/3 His Regiment..deployed in a strategically important position along a complex junction of ridges.
2. In a manner that is useful or important in relation to an overall plan or design. Also: in a skilfully planned or executed manner.
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1917 H. Macfall Germany at Bay i. 7 A Duke may be strategically a Democrat.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew lives for Day xii. 171 I will seat you strategically and an occasional peep will give you pep.
1992 J. Peters & J. Nichol Tornado Down (1993) iv. 33 Akrotiri is strategically located almost exactly halfway between the UK and the Gulf.
2012 Irish Times 3 Dec. b4/4 He talks about his response to this strategically, without letting go of his emotions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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