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Definition of Directly

1. Adverb. Without deviation. "Went direct to the office"

2. Adverb. Without anyone or anything intervening. "Measured the physical properties directly"

3. Adverb. Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening. "Come here now!"

4. Adverb. In a forthright manner; candidly or frankly. "Came out flat for less work and more pay"

Definition of Directly

1. adv. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

Definition of Directly

1. Adverb. in a direct manner; in a straight line or course. ¹

2. Adverb. in a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct means. ¹

3. Adverb. plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms. ¹

4. Adverb. exactly; just. ¹

5. Adverb. straightforwardly; honestly. ¹

6. Adverb. (dated) immediately ¹

7. Adverb. (context: Midland South) soon; next; when it becomes convenient ¹

8. Conjunction. As soon as. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Directly

1. direct [adv] - See also: direct

Medical Definition of Directly

1. 1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. "To run directly on." "Indirectly and directly too Thou hast contrived against the very life Of the defendant." (Shak) 2. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct, means. 3. Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms. "No man hath hitherto been so impious as plainly and directly to condemn prayer." (Hooker) 4. Exactly; just. "Stand you directly in Antonius' way." (Shak) 5. Straightforwardly; honestly. "I have dealt most directly in thy affair." (Shak) 6. Manifestly; openly. "Desdemona is directly in love with him." (Shak) 7. Straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately. "Will she go now to bed?' Directly.'" 8. Immediately after; as soon as. "Directly he stopped, the coffin was removed." (Dickens) This use of the word is common in England, especially in colloquial speech, but it can hardly be regarded as a well-sanctioned or desirable use. Directly proportional, proportional in the order of the terms; increasing or decreasing together, and with a constant ratio; opposed to inversely proportional. Synonym: Immediately, forthwith, straightway, instantly, instantaneously, soon, promptly, openly, expressly. Directly, Immediately, Instantly, Instantaneously. Directly denotes, without any delay or diversion of attention; immediately implies, without any interposition of other occupation; instantly implies, without any intervention of time. Hence, "I will do it directly," means, "I will go straightway about it." "I will do it immediately," means, "I will do it as the very next thing." "I will do it instantly," allows not a particle of delay. Instantaneously, like instantly, marks an interval too small to be appreciable, but commonly relates to physical causes; as, the powder touched by fire instantaneously exploded. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Directly

directional atherectomy directional cloning directional stability directionality directionally directionals directionless directionlessly directionlessness directions

directive directive psychotherapy directives directivities directivity directly proportional directness directnesses director director's cut

director's cuts director-general director-stockholder relation director of research directorate directorates directorial directorially directories

Literary usage of Directly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (1912)
"... squeezing juice on her eye. Kisses her; then Titania wakes. She looks directly at Oberon, then runs into his arms, who is waiting down stage R C. ..."

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