I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: from the phrase straight away, from straight (I) + away
1.
a. : moving or projected away and on a straight or direct course
a straightaway shot at a low-flying bird
a straightaway bird
a plane in straightaway flight
b. : acting in one direction
a straightaway napper for textiles
2. : constituting a straightaway
the longest straightaway bar in the hemisphere — Horace Sutton
a straightaway track
3.
a. : constituting or presented in the form of an orderly progression
a straightaway story
b. : free from confusing disorder : clear , straightforward
written sometimes in straightaway English, sometimes in lyrical double-talk — Time
4. : immediate
a straightaway gain in income
made a straightaway reply
II. noun
( -s )
: a straight course: as
a. : the straight part of a closed racecourse ; also : a straight track for racing
b. : a straight and unimpeded stretch on a highway or waterway
III. adverb
1. : without hesitation or delay : immediately
found an answer straightaway
2. : from a straight position and without anticipatory shifts
a baseball player who hits straightaway