direct

³direct

adv

Definition of DIRECT

: in a direct way: as a : from point to point without deviation : by the shortest way <flew direct to Miami> b : from the source without interruption or diversion <the writer must take his material direct from life — Douglas Stewart> c : without an intervening agency or step <buy direct from the manufacturer>

Examples of DIRECT

1. It costs less if you buy it direct from the manufacturer.
2. <flew direct to the coast>

First Known Use of DIRECT

14th century

Related to DIRECT

Synonyms: dead, directly, due, plumb, plump, right, straight, straightway

Antonyms: indirectly

Near Antonyms: circuitously, deviously, veeringly

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