adverb
1.
without deviation of course
the turnpike runs directly east and west
Synonyms: dead, direct, due, right, straight, straightly, undeviatingly
Idioms: as the crow flies, in a beeline
Contrasted words: circuitously, deviously, round about; discursively, ramblingly
Antonyms: indirectly
2.
Synonyms: verbatim , direct, literally, literatim, word for word
3.
Synonyms: immediately 1, contiguously
4.
Synonyms: away 3, at once, first off, forthwith, immediately, instanter, instantly, right away, straight off, straightway
5.
Synonyms: presently 1, anon, by and by, shortly, soon