Dictionary Entry
directly
directly is a 8-letter English word with 12 senses as adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 12 senses
Definitions
- 1adverb
In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
- 2adverb
In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct, means.
- 3adverb
Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
- 4adverb
Exactly; just.
- 5adverb
Straightforwardly; honestly.
- 6adverb
Manifestly; openly.
- 7adverb
Straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately.
- 8adverb
Immediately after; as soon as.
- 9adverb
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
"he answered immediately"
"found an answer straightaway"
- 10adverb
without deviation
"the path leads directly to the lake"
"went direct to the office"
- 11adverb
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
"he didn't answer directly"
"told me straight out"
- 12adverb
without anyone or anything intervening
"these two factors are directly related"
"he was directly responsible"
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