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directly
adverb
1 directly
Without deviation:
— The path leads directly to the lake.
synonyms: direct, straight.
Roget 278:
towards;
on the road,
on the high road to;
en avant;
versus,
to;
hither,
thither,
whither;
directly;
straight as an arrow,
forwards as an arrow;
point blank;
in a bee line to,
in a direct line to,
as the crow flies,
in a straight line to,
in a bee line for,
in a direct line for,
in a straight line for,
in a bee line with,
in a direct line with,
in a straight line with;
in a line with;
full tilt at,
as the crow flies.
before the wind,
near the wind,
close to the wind,
against the wind;
windwards,
in the wind's eye.
through,
via,
by way of;
in all directions,
in all manner of ways;
quaquaversum [Lat.],
from the four winds.
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2 directly
Without anyone or anything intervening.
3 directly
Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening.
synonyms: at once, forthwith, immediately, instantly, like a shot, now, right away, straight off, straightaway.
Roget 132:
early,
soon,
anon,
betimes,
rath†;
eft,
eftsoons;
ere long,
before long,
shortly;
beforehand;
prematurely
etc.
adj.;
precipitately
etc.
(hastily)
684;
too soon;
before its time,
before one's time;
in anticipation;
unexpectedly
etc.
508.
suddenly
etc.
(instantaneously)
113;
before one can say 'Jack Robinson',"
at short notice,
extempore;
on the spur of the moment,
on the spur of the occasion
[Bacon];
at once;
on the spot,
on the instant;
at sight;
offhand,
out of hand;
a' vue d'oeil [Fr.];
straight,
straightway,
straightforth†;
forthwith,
incontinently,
summarily,
immediately,
briefly,
shortly,
quickly,
speedily,
apace,
before the ink is dry,
almost immediately,
presently at the first opportunity,
in no long time,
by and by,
in a while,
directly.
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4 directly
In a forthright manner; candidly or frankly:
— He didn't answer directly.
synonyms: flat, straight.
Moby thesaurus: PDQ, absolutely, after a while, all joking aside, anon, apace, at once, before long, betimes, bluffly, bluntly, broadly, brusquely, by and by, candidly, completely, dead, dead ahead, decisively, definitely, direct, down the alley, due, due north, entirely, ere long, even, exactly, expeditiously, expressly, faithfully, forthright, forthwith, frankly, genuinely, immediately, in a beeline, in a moment, in a while, in all conscience, in all respects, in all seriousness, in due course, in due time, in every respect, in line with, in no time, in plain English, in plain words, instanter, instantly, ipsissimis verbis, just, literally, literatim, momentarily, naturally, on the beam, on the instant, on the spot, on the straight, openheartedly, openly, outspokenly, plain-spokenly, plainly, plumb, point-blank, positively, precisely, presently, pretty damned quick, promptly, pronto, quickly, right, right away, right off, rigidly, rigorously, roundly, shortly, sincerely, smartly, soon, speedily, square, squarely, straight, straight across, straight ahead, straightaway, straightforward, straightforwardly, straightforwards, straightly, straightway, strictly, subito, summarily, swiftly, to the letter, unaffectedly, unassumingly, unconstrainedly, undeviatingly, unerringly, unpretentiously, unreservedly, unrestrainedly, unswervingly, unveeringly, verbally, verbatim, verbatim et litteratim, when, with all speed, with no nonsense, without delay, without further delay, word by word, word for word ... show more.
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