directly

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb without deviation
  2. adverb without anyone or anything intervening
  3. adverb without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

Etymology

From direct + -ly.

In classic literature

Synonyms

straight, direct

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