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directly

/daɪˈɹɛk(t)li/
adverb
  1. 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. 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. Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.

    "I'm going to tell Natalie directly that I love her."

Synonymsaccurately, precisely, slap bang, forthwith, now, tout de suite
Antonymsindirectly
conjunction
  1. As soon as; immediately.

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