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Definition of straight off
: at once : immediately
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Synonyms for straight off
Synonyms
- bang,
- directly,
- forthwith,
- headlong,
- immediately,
- incontinently,
- instantaneously,
- instanter,
- instantly,
- now,
- PDQ,
- plumb,
- presently,
- promptly,
- pronto,
- right,
- right away,
- right now,
- right off,
- straightaway,
- straightway
Examples of straight off in a Sentence
I told her straight off that I was not going to do that.
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The first known use of straight off was circa 1841
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