directly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv

In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means.
Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
Exactly; just; at the shortest possible distance.
Straightforwardly; honestly.
Immediately.
Soon; next; in due time; as soon as it becomes convenient.

conj

As soon as; immediately (elliptical for directly that/as/when)

Pronunciation

dĭ-rĕk(t)ˈ -lē dī-rĕk(t)ˈ -lē /dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/ /daɪˈɹɛk(t).li/ en-us-directly.ogg en-ca-directly.ogg /dɪˈɹek(t).li/ /dɑɪˈɹek(t).li/

Word forms

directly more directly most directly

Etymology

From direct + -ly.

Synonyms

clearly downrightly unambiguously dead precisely slap bang now tout de suite in due course presently shortly straightwise undeviatingly bluntly accurately frankly truthfully forthwith betimes

Antonyms

circuitously indirectly later

Derived words

directly proportional

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.

Back to search All on D Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary