Dictionary Definition
directly adv
1 without deviation; "the path leads directly to
the lake"; "went direct to the office" [syn: straight, direct]
2 without anyone or anything intervening; "these
two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible";
"measured the physical properties directly"
3 without delay or hesitation; with no time
intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer
straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be
suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight
off, now, right away,
at once,
forthwith, in real
time, like a
shot]
4 in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly;
"he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat
for less work and more pay" [syn: flat, straight] [ant: indirectly]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈrɛktli/ or /daɪˈrɛktli/
Adverb
- In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
- In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct means.
- Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
- Exactly; just.
- directly across the street
- Straightforwardly; honestly.
- immediately
- In the context of "Midland South": Soon; later; when it becomes
convenient
- We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping.
Translations
in a straightforward way
- Dutch: direct
without circumlocution or ambiguity
- Dutch: direct
exactly; just
straightforwardly; honestly
- Dutch: direct
- ttbc Dutch: rechtstreeks
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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