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Directly
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- 1 In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
"He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station."
- 2 In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means.
"I'm sick of asking you to fire him; I'll just do it directly."
- 3 Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
"I'm going to tell Natalie directly that I love her."
- 4 Exactly; just; at the shortest possible distance.
"It's directly across the street."
- 5 Straightforwardly; honestly.
"He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it."
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- 6 Immediately. dated
- 7 Soon; next; in due time; as soon as it becomes convenient. Cornwall, Midlands, Southern-US, dated, dialectal, including
"We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping."
- 1 without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening wordnet
- 2 without deviation wordnet
- 3 in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly wordnet
- 4 without anyone or anything intervening wordnet
- 1 As soon as; immediately (elliptical for directly that/as/when) British
"“He is, he is," Nastenka repeated. “He is here, and I know it. We made an agreement at the time, that evening, before he went away: when we said all that I have told you, and had come to an understanding, then we came out here for a walk on this embankment. It was ten o'clock; we sat on this seat. I was not crying then; it was sweet to me to hear what he said.... And he said that he would come to us directly he arrived, and if I did not refuse him, then we would tell grandmother about it all. Now he is here, I know it, and yet he does not come!""
Etymology
From direct + -ly.
From direct + -ly.
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