directly
adverb
, dī-, in sense 2 especially də-ˈrek-lē or ˈdrek-lē\
Definition of directly
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directly
conjunction
, dī-; ˈdrek-lē\
Definition of directly (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms & Antonyms for directly
Synonyms: Adverb
dead, direct, due, plumb, plump, right, straight, straightway
Antonyms: Adverb
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Examples of directly in a Sentence
Adverb
He refused to answer the question directly. She said that she wanted to speak to you directly. The package will be sent directly to your home. The two accidents are directly related. Thousands of people were directly affected by the disaster. Antonyms are words that are directly opposite in meaning. We parked directly behind the store. He sat directly across from me at the dinner table.Conjunction
I came directly I received your message.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
Still, Atlas Obscura’s Ewbank explains, the new analysis is the first to draw on human remains to directly date milk consumption to the Neolithic period. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Prehistoric Farmers’ Teeth Show Humans Were Drinking Animal Milk 6,000 Years Ago," 12 Sep. 2019 For impressionable young troublemakers, the film must have seemed like a how-to manual for perpetrating anarchy: both The Narrator and Durden speak directly to the camera at times, explaining their techniques and motivations. — N.e.g., The Economist, "“Fight Club” presaged the darker corners of the internet," 10 Sep. 2019 With the game tied 2-2, the call would have afforded Orlando City a free kick directly at the top of the box. — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, "Three things we learned from Orlando City’s 2-2 draw with LAFC," 10 Sep. 2019 Lawmakers waived committee hearings for the measure and took up SB714 directly on the floor of the Assembly on Monday afternoon. — Alexei Koseff, SFChronicle.com, "California limits vaccine medical exemptions as protests disrupt Legislature," 9 Sep. 2019 This directly speaks to the how countries form reputations for determination. — Thomas Gift, Twin Cities, "Thomas Gift: China has reasons to keep fighting a trade war," 5 Sep. 2019 So members of the mental illness subcommittee are now taking their recommendation directly to Chief Danielle Outlaw and Mayor Ted Wheeler. — oregonlive, "Supporters urge Portland police chief, mayor to send condolences to relatives of people killed by police," 3 Sep. 2019 The Newsom administration’s action, a move taken directly by the state Department of Pesticide Regulation and not by the governor himself, came after Hawaii banned the substance last year and New York legislators passed a law against it. — Thomas D. Elias, The Mercury News, "Opinion: The end in sight for a perilous pesticide in California," 3 Sep. 2019 All offerings went directly to local volunteers – usually missionaries – who provided services for free. — Heather D. Curtis, The Conversation, "How American Christian media promoted charity abroad," 3 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'directly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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directly
adverb
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directly
conjunction
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