One entry found for directly.

Entry Word: directly
Function: adverb
Text: 1 in a direct line or course <we went directly to the school without stopping>
Synonyms dead, direct, due, plumb, plump, right, straight
Phrases as the crow flies
Near Antonyms circuitously, deviously
Antonyms indirectly
2 in an honest and direct manner <she deals with her art students directly, always telling them the plain truth> -- see STRAIGHTFORWARD
3 in the same words <quoted directly from the encyclopedia> -- see VERBATIM
4 without delay <in case of a medical emergency, do not try to contact your doctor but instead go directly to the hospital> -- see IMMEDIATELY