directly
In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
Example
“He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station.”
Other meanings
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.”
Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
“I'm going to tell Natalie directly that I love her.”
Synonyms
- straight
Antonyms
- indirectly
Related words
- directly proportional
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “directly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.