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Pronunciation
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- /dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /dɪˈɹek(t).li/ (Australia)
- /daɪˈɹɛk(t).li/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- dī-rĕk(t)ˈ -lē (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /dɑeˈɹek(t).li/ (Australia)
- dĭ-rĕk(t)ˈ -lē (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English direct Middle English -ly English -ly English directly From direct + -ly.
Meanings
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In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
It is more difficult to directly compare train operations and maintenance, given how fragmented the non-infrastructure segments of the industry are today.
2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 46:He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station.
On arriving at the doors, and entering a long, capacious passage, our eyes became quite dazzled by the gleams of colored light which shone upon them, both directly and reflectedly.
1855, William Wells Brown, Sketches of Places and People Abroad, page 255:
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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.
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Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
To put it more directly: he's not 'made redundant' but sacked.
"Mujtahidd" has attracted almost 300,000 followers since the end of last year, when he began posting scandalous claims about the Saudi elite. In one tweet, Mujtahidd directly challenged Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd about his political history: "Did you resign or were you forced to resign from your post as head of the diwan [office] of the council of ministers?"
2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian:I'm going to tell Natalie directly that I love her.
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Exactly; just; at the shortest possible distance.
It's directly across the street.
The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone,[…]. Scribes, illuminators, and scholars held such stones directly over manuscript pages as an aid in seeing what was being written, drawn, or read.
2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist:
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Straightforwardly; honestly.
He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.
- (dated) Immediately.
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(Cornwall, Midlands, Southern-US, dated, dialectal, including) Soon; next; in due time; as soon as it becomes convenient.
We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more directly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most directly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
circuitously · later (antonym(s) of “soon, next”) · indirectly
Deriveds
Synonyms
presently · in due course · slap bang · precisely · straightwise (in a straight line or course) · accurately (exactly, just) · tout de suite · bluntly (without circumlocution or ambiguity) · betimes (soon) · forthwith (immediately) · dead · now · shortly · undeviatingly (in a straight line or course) · clearly · downrightly · truthfully (straightforwardly, honestly) · unambiguously · frankly (straightforwardly, honestly)
Translations (127)
fr directement (in a direct manner) · sk rovno (exactly; just) · ru напряму́ю (in a direct manner) · uk впрост (in a direct manner) · eo rekte (in a direct manner) · bg напра́во (in a direct manner) · fi suoraan (in a straightforward way) · el απευθείας (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) · nl rechtuit (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · ckb یەکسەر (exactly; just) · nl rechtuit (in a straightforward way) · el ευθέως (straightforwardly; honestly) · be непасрэ́дна (in a straightforward way) · nl dadelijk (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) · ru непосре́дственно (in a straightforward way) · ru пря́мо (exactly; just) · ar مُبَاشَرَةً (in a direct manner) · ru ско́ро (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) · lv tieši (in a direct manner) · bg непосре́дствено (in a straightforward way) · sk priamo (in a direct manner) · be пра́ма (in a direct manner) · sv direkt (in a direct manner) · ga go díreach (in a straightforward way) · el άμεσα (in a straightforward way) · nl zo (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) · ru вско́ре (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) · cmn 徑直 /径直 (in a direct manner) · sk sama (in a straightforward way) · be беспасярэ́дне (in a straightforward way) · cmn 直 (in a direct manner) · hy ուղիղ (in a direct manner) · nl zodadelijk (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) · bg дире́ктно (in a direct manner) · sk rovno (in a direct manner) · hy ուղիղ (exactly; just) · el ευθέως (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · uk пря́мо (in a direct manner) · mi kotahi atu (in a direct manner) · be наўпро́ст (in a direct manner) · et otse (in a direct manner) · cmn 直接 (in a direct manner) · ga go díreach (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · de unmittelbar (in a straightforward way) · nl rechtuit (straightforwardly; honestly) · oc directament (in a direct manner) · tr direktman (in a straightforward way) · uk безпосере́дньо (in a straightforward way) · sk sám (in a straightforward way) · et otse (in a straightforward way) · bg ведна́га (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) · ja 直接に (in a direct manner) · fi suorasti (in a direct manner) · cs přímo (in a direct manner) · de direkt (in a direct manner) · gl directamente (in a direct manner) · sk na rovinu (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · ca directament (in a straightforward way) · sk priamo (exactly; just) · fi aivan (exactly; just) · fi suoraan (exactly; just) · nl rechtstreeks (in a direct manner) · el άμεσα (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) · ko 직접 (in a direct manner) · tr direkt (in a straightforward way) · az birbaşa (in a direct manner) · sk priamo (straightforwardly; honestly) · pl bezpośrednio (in a straightforward way) · be беспасрэ́дна (in a straightforward way) · bg то́чно (exactly; just) · nrf directément (in a direct manner) · ru пря́мо (in a direct manner) · ca directament (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · nl direct (in a straightforward way) · nl meteen (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) · nl onomwonden (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · fi suoraan (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) · bg непосре́дствено (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · ru напряму́ю (in a straightforward way) · ca directament (in a direct manner) · fi suoraan (in a direct manner) · be про́ста (in a direct manner) · hy ուղիղ (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · el κατευθείαν (in a direct manner) · pt diretamente (in a direct manner) · ru открове́нно (straightforwardly; honestly) · ga go díreach (in a direct manner) · ru то́чно (exactly; just) · nl direct (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) · fi suoraan (straightforwardly; honestly) · ro direct (in a direct manner) · bg пря́ко (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · sk priamo (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · nl eerlijk (straightforwardly; honestly) · tr doğrudan (in a direct manner) · eo direkte (in a direct manner) · pt diretamente (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · it direttamente (in a straightforward way) · hy ուղղակի (in a straightforward way) · ru без обиняко́в (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · nl zondermeer (straightforwardly; honestly) · pl wprost (in a direct manner) · fi suoraan (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · es en derechura (in a direct manner) · tr direktman (in a direct manner) · es directe (in a direct manner) · it direttamente (in a direct manner) · ru че́стно (straightforwardly; honestly) · sk hneď (soon; next; when it becomes convenient) · tr doğrudan (in a straightforward way) · tr direkt (in a direct manner) · nl direct (in a direct manner) · la rēctā (in a direct manner) · la rēctā (in a straightforward way) · ckb یەکسەر (in a direct manner) · sk na rovinu (straightforwardly; honestly) · gl ao dereito (in a direct manner) · pt diretamente (in a straightforward way) · ru пря́мо (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · es directamente (in a direct manner) · grc αὐτίκα (in a direct manner) · ga go díreach (exactly; just) · de gerade (in a direct manner) · ru пря́мо (straightforwardly; honestly) · el ακριβώς (exactly; just) · nl direct (plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity) · ru пря́мо (in a straightforward way)