directly

adverb/dɪˈrɛktli/

Frequency rank: #1,020 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

In a straight line or way, without anything in between.

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Example sentence

She told me to go directly to the store without taking any detours.

Synonyms & related words

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