Entry Word: directly

Function: adverb

Meaning: 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