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directly
/dɪ'rɛktli/
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  1. adverb
    in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
    "he didn't answer directly"

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    flat straight
    Opposite:
    indirectly
  2. adverb
    without deviation
    "the path leads directly to the lake"

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    direct straight
  3. adverb
    without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

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    at once forthwith immediately instantly like a shot now right away straight off straightaway
  4. without anyone or anything intervening
    "these two factors are directly related" "he was directly responsible" "measured the physical properties directly"
Examples of directly
  • "he didn't answer directly"
  • "the path leads directly to the lake"
  • "these two factors are directly related"
  • "he was directly responsible"
  • "measured the physical properties directly"
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