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without delay
- straightway, the decorator told us that the old couch had to go
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2
in a direct line or course
- disgusted by his coworker's offensive e-mail, he marched straightway to the boss's office to lodge a complaint
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“Straightway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightway. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of straightway was in the 15th century
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