Definitions for directly
dɪˈrɛkt li, daɪ-di·rect·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. directly, straight, directadverb

   without deviation

   "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"

2. directlyadverb

   without anyone or anything intervening

   "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly"

3. immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shotadverb

   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!"

4. directly, flat, straightadverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. directlyadverb

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

   He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station.

2. directlyadverb

   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.

3. directlyadverb

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

4. directlyadverb

   exactly; just.

   It's directly across the street

5. directlyadverb

   straightforwardly; honestly.

   He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.

6. directlyadverb

   immediately

7. directlyadverb

   soon; next; when it becomes convenient

   We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping.

8. directlyconjunction

   As soon as.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Directlyadjective

   Etymology: from direct.

   1. In a strait line; rectilineally.

   The more a body is nearer to the eyes, and the more directly it is opposed to them, the more it is enlightened; because the light languishes and lessens the farther it removes from its proper source. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   There was no other place assigned to any of this matter, than that whereinto its own gravity bore it, which was only directly downwards, whereby it obtained that place in the globe which was just underneath. John Woodward, N. Hist. p. 4.

   If the refracted ray be return d directly back to the point of incidence, it shall be refracted by the incident ray. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   2. Immediately; apparently; without circumlocution; without any long train of consequence.

   Infidels being clean without the church, deny directly and utterly reject the very principles of christianity, which hereticks embrace, and erroneously by misconstruction. Richard Hooker, b. ii. s. 1.

   No man hath hitherto been so impious, as plainly and directly to condemn prayer. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 2.

   By asserting the scripture to be the canon of our faith, I have unavoidably created to myself enemies in the papists directly, because they have kept the scripture from us what they could, and have reserved to themselves a right of interpreting them. John Dryden, Rel. Laici.

   His work directly tends to raise sentiments of honour and virtue in his readers. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   No reason can possibly be assigned, why it is best for the world that God Almighty hath such a power, which doth not directly prove that no mortal man should have the like. Jonathan Swift, on the Sent of a Ch. of Engl. Man.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. directly

   Directly is an adverb that generally means in a straight line towards a place or object; without changing direction or stopping; or in a clear and exact manner. It can also mean immediately in time; right after one thing and before another, in series or succession.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Directlyadverb

   in a direct manner; in a straight line or course

2. Directlyadverb

   in a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct, means

3. Directlyadverb

   without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms

4. Directlyadverb

   exactly; just

5. Directlyadverb

   straightforwardly; honestly

6. Directlyadverb

   manifestly; openly

7. Directlyadverb

   straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately

8. Directlyadverb

   immediately after; as soon as

CrunchBaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Directly

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1. directlyadverb

   In a direct manner.

   They were joyous and the planned their wedding directly together and created a simple, amazing, fun and united party atmosphere easily with their loving intent.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 2, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'directly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1140

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'directly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2224

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'directly' in Adverbs Frequency: #116

Anagrams for directly »

1. tridecyl

How to pronounce directly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of directly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of directly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of directly in a Sentence

1. Madison Cawthorn:

   [Gingrich] really had to rely on convincing 218 members of Congress to do this, whereas we found a lot of success in just being able to go directly to the people through social media and all the other means we have available now, i personally find it easier to convince 30 million Americans rather than 218 members of the Congress to back this piece of legislation, and then use those 30 million Americans to then leverage their own representatives in these primaries.

2. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.

3. Zhang Yiming:

   I am not directly involved in this situation.

4. John Kerry:

   I raised it immediately with the Iranians. It was not put out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the government directly, it was put out I think by the military over there, the (Revolutionary Guard), who is opposed to what we are doing. the challenge is three or four years ago, we wouldn't have known who to call ... and it could have grown into a major kind of hostage confrontation the way it had previously.

5. Stephan Mayer:

   I do not think Schengen is over, but I certainly see the danger that if it is not possible in the long run to apply European asylum rules, that this directly erodes and endangers Schengen.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=directly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Directly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=directly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/directly
6. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/directly