Directly

Definition: Directly

Directly

Adverb

1. Without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office".

2. Without anyone or anything intervening; "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly".

3. Without delay; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!".

4. In a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "directly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonyms: Directly

Agreement

Apt, apposite, pertinent, pat; to the point, to the purpose; happy, felicitous, germane, ad rem, in point, on point, directly on point, bearing upon, applicable, relevant, admissible.

Direction

Adverb: towards; on the road, on the high road to; en avant; versus, to; hither, thither, whither; directly; straight as an arrow, forwards as an arrow; point blank; in a bee line to, in a direct line to, as the crow flies, in a straight line to, in a bee line for, in a direct line for, in a straight line for, in a bee line with, in a direct line with, in a straight line with; in a line with; full tilt at, as the crow flies.

Earliness

Suddenly; (instantaneously); before one can say "Jack Robinson", at short notice, extempore; on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion; at once; on the spot, on the instant; at sight; offhand, out of hand; a' vue d'oeil; straight, straightway, straightforth; forthwith, incontinently, summarily, immediately, briefly, shortly, quickly, speedily, apace, before the ink is dry, almost immediately, presently at the first opportunity, in no long time, by and by, in a while, directly.

Crosswords: Directly

They pick up signals from the cosmos, and transmit them directly into the brain (Withnail and I; writing credit: Bruce Robinson.)

If you're not thinking with your weiner then you're acting directly on its behalf (Good Will Hunting; writing credit: Matt Damon; Ben Affleck)

You're going to give her an injection of adrenaline directly to her heart (Pulp Fiction; writing credit: Quentin Tarantino; Roger Avary)

One that has touched me directly. (Cedric the Entertainer Presents; writing credit: Charles Peattie; Mark Warren)

Do not pass go, go directly to PhD. (The Core; writing credit: Cooper Layne; John Rogers)

Parents made him come directly home right after school (Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm; performing artist: Crash Test Dummies)

Go directly, do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dolla's (We Will All Go Together When We Go; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

You will all go directly to your respective Valhallas (We Will All Go Together When We Go; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed. (references; author: unknown)

The hardness of butter is directly proportional to the softness of the bread. (references; author: unknown)

If you don't want your children to hear what you're saying, pretend you're speaking directly to them. (references; author: unknown)

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References

• The World Market for Basketware, Wickerwork, Articles Made Directly to Shape from Plaiting Materials or Matting or Parallel Strands, and Articles of Loofah: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

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Books

• All the Spiritualism of the Christian Bible and the Scripture Directly Opposing It (1922) (reference)

• Dell Goes Directly to Solution Providers with White Boxes [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• Directly Booked Holidays [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• Do Not Look Directly Into Me (reference)

• No-Load Stocks: How to Buy Your First Share & Every Share Directly from the Company--With No Broker's Fee (reference)

  (more book examples)

High Tech

• Mimio Directprint Directly Connects Mimio To Pcl3 (hp) Printer (reference)

• Paragon Direct Connect Pc Cim Directly Connects To VGA Video (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Giardia lamblia is the protozoan organism that causes the disease Giardiasis, a diarrheal disorder directly affecting the small intestine. Credit: CDC.

F. tularensis, Direct Fluorescent Antibody Stain (DFA); confirmation may be performed directly in tissue, sputum or culture. Credit: CDC.

Follow-up observations of an unusual object initially suspected to be the first directly ... Credit: NASA.

For the first time since Pluto's discovery 66 years ago, astronomers have at last directly ... Credit: NASA.

Collimating the inner tower at Station Winnie Collimation involved placing the observing instrument directly over the mark Triangulation party of Carl I. Aslakson. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Magnetic anomaly map produced on SURVEYOR Magnetic striping is readily apparent in this map of offshore California Earlier magnetic work led directly to Theory of Seafloor Spreading This map helped unravel the tectonic history of the Eastern Pacific Ocean Data acquired by towed proton precession magnetometer. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A view of San Pedro to the right and the highlands of Palos Verdes on the left. The Coast Survey Schooner EWING and Steamer ACTIVE are to the left of Dead Man's Island in this image, directly in front of what is now the major port area for Los Angeles. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory. By George Davidson, 1869. P. 15. Call No. VK947.D4 1869. Credit: America's Coastlines.

The basket load of fish is being brought out of the water and will be placed directly over the hole in the foreground. The fish will be deposited in the hole which has a chute that leads directly to the freezer compartments. Credit: Fisheries.

Tuna caught with rod and reel and live bait. Rod and reel as opposed to pole and line method is used when fish are far from boat instead of directly under or near the boat. The rod and reel allows casting live bait to the fish. Credit: Fisheries.

As seen from directly above the west end of the project. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

And we shall procure nothing from anyone, directly or indirectly, whereby any part of these concessions and liberties might be revoked or diminished; and if any such things has been procured, let it be void and null, and we shall never use it personally or by another. (reference)

King James the first, in his speech to the parliament, 1603, tells them thus, I will ever prefer the weal of the public, and of the whole commonwealth, in making of good laws and constitutions, to any particular and private ends of mine; thinking ever the wealth and weal of the commonwealth to be my greatest weal and worldly felicity; a point wherein a lawful king doth directly differ from a tyrant: for I do acknowledge, that the special and greatest point of difference that is between a rightful king and an usurping tyrant, is this, that whereas the proud and ambitious tyrant doth think his kingdom and people are only ordained for satisfaction of his desires and unreasonable appetites, the righteous and just king doth by the contrary acknowledge himself to be ordained for the procuring of the wealth and property of his people. (Second Treatise of Government)

It prescribes, directly for them, a rule of evidence not to be departed from. (reference)

It went to the extreme length of directly opposing the "brutally destructive" tendency of Communism, and of proclaiming its supreme and impartial contempt of all class struggles. (reference)

Germany will directly compensate her nationals who may have been dispossessed by the aforesaid liquidations. (reference)

Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. (reference)

In the instant cases, that question is directly presented. (reference)

Appellants directly appealed to this Court on the injunctive rulings, and appellee cross-appealed from the District Court's grant of declaratory relief to Roe and Hallford. (reference)

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She would not allow any other anxiety to succeed directly to the place in her mind which Harriet had occupied

So she swallowed one of the cakes, and was delighted to find that she began shrinking directly.

People living at point C, being a point directly in between, are often given to wonder what's so great about point A that so many people of point B are so keen to get there, and what's so great about point B that so many people of point A are so keen to get there

What that thought was, we shall tell directly.

It is a fire which proceeds directly from the ire of God, working not of its own activity but as an instrument of divine vengeance

They went directly to the mud puddle under the hose and dug their toes into the mud.

I had not got far when I met one of these creatures full in my way, and coming up directly to me.

But, looking directly down into our waters from a boat, they are seen to be of very different colors

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Health

The eye nerves sit directly above the pituitary gland. (references)

Dengue cannot be spread directly from person to person. (references)

Physical activity is directly related to physical fitness. (references)

Business

They are directly in contact with the end users. (references)

The Regulator reports directly to the Government. (references)

The company addresses potential suppliers directly. (references)

Children

El Salvador

Many disabilities are directly attributable to the civil war. (references)

Russia

Persons with Disabilities The Constitution does not address directly the issue of discrimination against persons with disabilities. (references)

Sri Lanka

The NCPA is comprised of representatives from the education, medical, retired police, and legal professions; it reports directly to the President. (references)

Civil Liberties

Mozambique

One station, Radio Terra Verde (RTV), is linked directly to RENAMO. (references)

Finland

Approved refugees and asylum seekers are processed directly for residence. (references)

Cuba

These reports directly affected students' educational and career prospects. (references)

Discrimination

Malta

Alleged victims of job discrimination may apply directly for relief to the Employment Commission of the first hall of the Civil Court in the appropriate jurisdiction. (references)

Economic History

Philippines

Some end-users, however, import directly. (references)

Belgium

The House has 150 directly lected members. (references)

Human Rights

Mongolia

The Commission reports directly to the Parliament. (references)

Italy

The defense may present any favorable evidence directly to the court. (references)

Tunisia

The Higher Commission submits confidential reports directly to President Ben Ali. (references)

Indigenous People

Peru

Many factors impede their ability to participate in, and facilitate their deliberate exclusion from, decision making directly affecting their lands, culture, traditions, and the allocation of natural resources. (references)

Minorities

Estonia

All residents, whether or not they are citizens, can complain directly to the State Court about alleged violations of human or constitutional rights. (references)

Kuwait

Of these, 44,000 officially have registered as bidoon and may be naturalized directly from bidoon status, if they are able to prove Kuwaiti nationality. (references)

Political Economy

Kazakhstan

The chairman of the KNB reports directly to the President. (references)

Djibouti

A small intelligence bureau reports directly to the President. (references)

JORDAN

However, local tenders are not directly open to foreign suppliers. (references)

Political Rights

Oman

The tour allows the Sultan to listen directly to his subjects' concerns. (references)

Uganda

On June 26, elections were held for the 214 directly elected parliamentary seats. (references)

Tunisia

The RCD party won all 148 directly elected seats in the 1999 legislative elections. (references)

Trade

Argentina

Goods imported directly by end-users are exempted. (references)

Jordan

This is usually done by hand directly on the invoice itself. (references)

India

The lender also may apply directly for a final authorization. (references)

Travel

Poland

No U.S. airline services Poland directly at this time. (references)

Senegal

International calls to most countries can be dialed directly. (references)

Cape Verde

However, one should guarantee booking, either directly or through a travel agency, before departing. (references)

Women

Micronesia

No government agency, including the police, has succeeded in replacing the extended family system or in addressing the problem of family violence directly. (references)

Indonesia

The Government and NGO's are targeting awareness campaigns at Muslim religious leaders and those directly involved in performing female circumcisions (such as traditional birth attendants), and towards society at large, to bring about an end to these practices. (references)

Senegal

Recent studies estimated that between 5 and 20 percent of girls undergo FGM. In 1999 the Government passed legislation banning FGM. The law made FGM a criminal offense, carrying a jail term ranging from 6 months to 5 years for persons directly practicing FGM or ordering it to be carried out on a third person. (references)

Worker Rights

France

The NGO L'Amicale du Nid works directly with prostitutes. (references)

Lithuania

Workers often take their complaints directly to their employers. (references)

Spain

Project Hope receives many of its referrals directly from police. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "directly": directly contributed capital ♦ directly Executable Test Oriented Language ♦ directly heated cathode ♦ directly heated cathode filament ♦ directly ionising particle ♦ directly ionising particles ♦ directly ionising radiation ♦ directly ionizing particle ♦ directly ionizing particles ♦ directly ionizing radiation ♦ directly irradiated area ♦ directly on point ♦ directly opposed ♦ directly opposite ♦ Directly proportional ♦ directly visible area ♦ vary directly as. Additional references.

Beginning with "directly": directly-coupled, directly-dissociated, directly-elected, directly-farmed, directly-provided.

Ending with "directly": non-directly.

Afrikaans

regop (straigh, straigh ahead). (various references)

Albanian

drejtpërdrejt (closely, direct, flush, immediately), drejt (aright, direct, endlong, erect, fair, flat, orderly, plump, right, rightly, smack, Square, straight, to, toward, towards), menjëherë (abruptly, at once, away, forthright, forthwith, immediately, impulsively, incontinently, instantly, just now, momentarily, momently, now, offhand, offhandedly, on the spot, on the spur of the moment, out of hand, pronto, right away, straight away, therewith). (various references)

Arabic 

‏في الحال (at present, on the spot, right away, right now), ‏فورا (at once, forthwith, immediately, instantly, promptly, right away), ‏مباشرة (direct, directness, fair, immediately, initiation, performance, practise, pursuit, straight, straightway), ‏حالا (anon, as soon as, at once, forthright, forthwith, immediately, instantly, now, on the spot, outright, presently, promptly, readily, right away, right now, shortly, straight, straight away, without delay). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съвсем (all, altogether, clean, clear, completely, dooms, fairly, just, largely, most, plain, precious, quite, real, regularly, simply, sopping, spang, thoroughly, to the core, to the wide, totally, up, well, wholly, wide), щом като (as soon as, once, since), щом (as, as soon as, immediately, once), точно (according to cocker, clean, correctly, exactly, expressly, just, justly, narrowly, nicely, on schedule, precise, prompt, right, sharp, spang, strictly, textually, true, truly, whang), веднага (anon, at once, forthwith, immediately, incontinently, instantly, now, presently, promptly, pronto, readily, right, right away, straight off), направо (dead, direct, due, firsthand, flat, flush, forthright, incontinently, outright, plain, plump, point blank, right, roundly, slap, slap bang, straight, straight out), ей сега (anon, just now), пряко (immediately), право (authorization, claim, clean, due, fair, flush, jurisprudence, jus, law, perquisite, place, pretension, right, slap, smack, spang, straight, straightway, upright). (various references)

Chinese 

直接地 (straightforwardly), 直 (frank, straight, straightly, upright, vertical). (various references)

Czech

rovnou (downright, offhand, plump, point blank, right, straight, straight away), přímo (at firsthand, direct, nonstop, non-stop, outright, Plumb, point blank, right, roundly, sheer, straight, straight away), pøímo, otevřenì (openly, outright, unreservedly), okamžitì (at once, at the drop of the hat, here and now, immediately, in no time, instantly, like a shot, offhand, on the spot, right away, straight away). (various references)

Danish

dobbeltvaeggede maelkekoeletanke med et koelemedium,som fordamper direkte i tankens dobbeltvaeg (double-walled milk cooling tub with a cooling medium, evaporating directly in the tub wall), direkte bestrålet område (directly irradiated area), direkte ioniserende partikel (directly ionising particle, directly ionizing particle), direkte ioniserende stråling (direct ionising radiation, direct ionizing radiation, directly ionising particles, directly ionising radiation, directly ionizing particles, directly ionizing radiation), direkte kapitalbidrag (directly contributed capital), direkte opvarmet katode (directly heated cathode, directly heated cathode filament, filament, filamentary cathode, filament-type cathode), direkte opvarmet ovn (direct-fired oven, directly-heated oven, internally-heated oven), direkte paavulkaniseret saal (directly vulcanized sole, moulded-on sole), direkte synligt område (direct visible area, directly visible area, seen area), direkte under tjenestens chef underodnede tjenestegrene (reporting directly to the Head of the Service), Denne forordning er bindende i alle enkeltheder og gælder umiddelbart i hver medlemsstat (This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States), en konstruktionsmaade oven paa toervbestaar af et letvaegtsfletvaerk af ris eller toemmerstokke placeret direkte oven paa den komprimerbare jordbund og kaldes faskinmadras (one form of construction over peat incorporates a light-weight raft of brushwood or logs placed directly on top of the compressible subsoil, termed fascine mattresses), ved hoej grundvandsstand kan ruthenium gaa direkte over i grundvandet og blive udvasket horisontalt (if the groundwater is relatively near the surfaCe, the ruthénium can pass directly into it and undergo lateral washing), en saadan progressiv BNP-skat ville mere direkte fremme den tilsigtede oekonomiske konvergens i Faellesskabet ved at saette betalingspligten i forhold til betalingsevnen (such a progressive GDP tax would fulfil more directly the objective of promoting economic convergence in the Community by relating liability for payment to capacity to pay), forstærkningsribbe (combustion loads are transmitted directly from the crown to the gudgeon-pin bosses through intermediate supporting webs, rib, strengthening rib, which also facilitate the flow of heat to the rings and thence of the cylinder walls), fysisk eller juridisk person,der er berørt unmiddelbart eller individuelt (natural or legal person directly and individually concerned), kortvarig behandling under nøje observation (directly observed treatment, short-course), naar jordbunds-og betingelser har muliggjort gravning af en roergrav i forvejen,og naar der ved coating benyttes maskiner,der kan arbejde under selve laegningen,kan den coatede roerledning laegges direkte fra maskinen ned i roergraven (and line-travelling coating machines are used, the coated pipeline may be lowered directly from the machine into the ditch, when soil and other conditions have allowed the ditch to be excavated previously), omkostning der kan henføres direkte (directly attributable cost), overfladevand fra koerebane og skraaninger:afledes enten direkte til groefter eller via trug og render /rendesten/ gennem nedloebsbroende til en lukket langs-eller tvaergaaende afvanding (surface water on the carriageway and slopes is either collected directly into ditches or via channels and gutters into gullies and thence to an enclosed longitudinal or transverse drainage system), synligt område (direct visible area, directly visible area, seen area), thallium (obtained as by-product of metals and not extracted directly from one particular ore, thallium), værdier,der direkte eller indirekte udtrykkes i monetære enheder (values expressed directly or indirectly in monetary units), effekten til kraftudtagsakslen bliver taget direkte fra motoren uden om gearkassen (the power to drive a live power take-off is branched off from the engine directly, thus by-passing). (various references)

Dutch

direct (direct, straigh ahead, straight), rechtop (straigh ahead), overeind (straigh ahead). (various references)

Esperanto

senpere, rekte (straigh ahead, straight). (various references)

Estonian

otse. (various references)

Finnish

välittömästi (immediately, spontaneously), suoranaisesti, suoraa päätä (right away, straight), kohta (at once, paragraph, passage, place, point, section, soon, straight away), heti (at once, immediately, in a minute, instantly, just, promptly, right away, right now). (various references)

French

directement, debout. (various references)

German

direkt (blunt, bluntly, clear, direct, due, forthright, immediate, immediately, immediatly, lineal, live, one-level, outspoken, outspokenly, perfect, plain, plainly, plump, randomly, really, right, sheer, slap, squarely, straigh ahead, straight, straightly, unbroken, undeviating), geradewegs, unmittelbar (actual, direct, immediate, immediately, instant, instantaneous, instantaneously, intuitive, ocular, right away, straight), gerade (direct, erect, erectly, especially, even, exactly, honest, jab, just, just as, just now, now, okay, right, straigh ahead, straight, straight away, straight line, straightly, stretch, unbowed, undeviating, upright, upstanding). (various references)

Greek 

κατευθείαν, άμεσα (immediately), απευθείας. (various references)

Hebrew 

מיד (at once, forthwith, immediately, instantly, momentarily, right away, right off, shortly, soon, straight, straight away, upon), ישירות (direct, directness, right, straight), ישיר (direct, express, nonstop, through), ישרות (honesty, integrity, straight, straightness), כיון, במישרין (frankly, straightforwadly). (various references)

Hungarian

közvetlenül (by direct means, immediately, straight). (various references)

Italian

direttamente (at, at once, direct, home, immediately, instantaneous, instantly, right, squarely, straight, through, without, without delay). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

直ちに (at once, immediately, in person). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ただちに (at once, immediately, in person), すっと (all of a sudden, gently, quickly, quietly, softly, straight), じきに (immediately, readily), じかに (headlong, in person). (various references)

Korean 

직접적으로. (various references)

Manx

dy jeeragh (candidly, exactly, forthright, honestly, immediately, justly, precisely, true). (various references)

Norwegian

rett (course, law, straight). (various references)

Pig Latin

irectlyday.(various references)

Polish

wprost (straigh ahead), prosto (straigh ahead). (various references)

Portuguese

diretamente (bolt, diametrically, direct, due, flush, full, immediately, point-blank, right, straight), precisamente (accurately, even, exactly, home, just, precisely, sharp), directamente (at once, immediately, instantly, just, right away). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

diretamente, precisamente (precisely). (various references)

Romanian

drept (as, attribution, claim, correct, Dexter, direct, due, end on, endways, equitable, erect, even, evenly, exactly, fair, fairly, for, forthright, honest, just, justice, justly, kind, law, legitimate, patent, permission, plain, point blank, precisely, privilege, real, reasonable, right, right foot, right leg, righteous, Square, stand, stand up, straight, straightforward, true, truly, truthful, unprejudiced, upright), direct (bluff, bluntly, candidly, categorical, direct, due, fair, first hand, flat, formal, frankly, full, immediate, official, open, openly, outright, plump, straight, straightforward, straightforwardly, straightly, straightway, through), de îndatã ce (as soon as, so soon as), tocmai (even, exactly, flat, just, only, precisely, right, very), peste puţin timp, neîntârziat (early, immediately, instant, prompt), imediat (anon, at once, before you could say jack robinson, eftsoons, forthright, forthwith, immediate, immediately, in a trice, instanter, instantly, now, on short notice, on the instant, on the spot, out of hand, Pat, present, presently, prompt, quick as flash, right away, slick, soon, speak away, straight, straight away, this instant, urgent), fãrã ocol, fãrã întârziere (immediately, without delay), exact (accurate, accurately, by the square, careful, clean-cut, clipping, clockwork, correct, dead, due, even, exact, exactly, faithful, fitting, flat, for all the world, formal, just, just so, narrow, perfect, precise, precisely, proper, punctual, punctually, regular, right, rigorous, scholarly, sharp, slick, straight, strict, strictly, that's the idea, to a day, to a hair's breadth, true, truly, you've hit it), cum (although, as, because, haw, how, like, such as, what, what a .., whereby, wherewith, why), îndatã (after a short space, anon, eftsoons, i'm coming, in a twinkle, momently, now, on the instant, presently, quickly, shortly, soon, straight off, thereupon). (various references)

Russian 

непосредственно (at first hand, direct, immediately, internally, right). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

direktno (direct, head on, smack), pravo (charter, correctly, franchise, jus, justice, law, right, smack, straight, straightway). (various references)

Slovene

naravnost (straight). (various references)

Spanish

seguido (continued, kept, straigh ahead, straight ahead, straight along, taken, together), directamente (at once, direct, immediately, instantaneous, instantly, non-stop, right, right away, slapbang, straight, without delay). (various references)

Swedish

direkt (direct, first hand, flat, full, immediate, immediately, lineal, live, on-line, outright, slap, Square, straight, straight away, through), strax (just, presently), rakt (bang, clean, direct, due, fair, flat, full, slap, slap bang, smack, squarely, straight). (various references)

Thai

ในไม่ช้า (anon, soon, sooner), เมื่อ, โดยตรง (due, linear, right, straight, straightforward), อย่างตรงไปตรงมา (frankly, simply), ทันทีทันใด (immediate, quick, straight, straight away, sudden). (various references)

Turkish

dosdoğru (as the crow flies, fair, fairly, right, right ahead, right on, straight, straight ahead, straight as a die), doğrudan doğruya (direct, fair, immediately, lineal, point blank, right, straight), doğruca (right ahead, smack, soundly, straight, thro, through, thru), direkt olarak (immediately, straight), yapar yapmaz, hemen (anon, as soon as, at a word, at no time, at once, bang off, forthwith, immediate, immediately, in a jiffy, in a snap, in an instant, in no time, in short order, in two ticks, incontinently, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, on the instant, on the spot, out of hand, outright, presently, prompt, pronto, right away, right of the bat, right off, slick, soon, straight away, straight off, straightaway, then and there), anlaşılır biçimde (clearly, exoterically, understandably), açıkça (above board, avowedly, bluntly, clear, clearly, cloudlessly, declaredly, definitely, distinctly, downright, evidently, expressly, fairly, flatly, frankly, in round terms, manifestly, nakedly, openly, outright, outspokenly, plainly, plump, point blank, professedly, roundly, simply, straight out). (various references)

Turkmen 

gцmelteя (immediately). (various references)

Ukrainian

як тільки (as soon as, immediately, once, whenever, whensoever), відразу (at once, direct, double quick, forthright, holus-bolus, on the spot, outright, readily, right away, straight away, straightway, therewith), відкрито (baldly, openly, overtly, patently), безпосередньо (direct, first hand, immediately, live, near, nearly, straight), прямо (above board, avowedly, baldly, bang, barely, broadly, clean, direct, flush, forthright, outright, outspokenly, plainly, plump, point blank, roundly, straight, through, upright), повністю (absolutely, all, all in all, chock, cold, completely, entirely, fully, hollow, in the whole, in total, outright, radically, sheer, solid, throughout, totally, whole-hog, wholly). (various references)

ishare. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "directly": indirectly. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Directly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: directely. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: tiredly.

-2 letters: clerid, credit, delict, deltic, direct, direly, relict, ridley, tirled, triced.

-3 letters: cider, cited, citer, cried, cyder, decry, deity, dicer, dicey, dicty, dirty, drily, edict, idler, liter, litre, lyric, lytic, recti, redly, relic, relit, riced, riled, riley, telic, tilde, tiled, tiler, tired, trice, tried, tyred, yield.

-4 letters: cedi, ceil, celt, cire, cite, city.

+1 letter: credulity.

+2 letters: creditably, decrepitly, discreetly, discretely, indirectly.

+3 letters: credibility, crystalized, incredulity, maledictory, predictably, reconditely, reductively, valedictory.

+4 letters: coordinately, crystallised, crystallized, cyclodextrin, decoratively, detractively, discrepantly, distractedly, diuretically, glycerinated, indiscreetly, iridescently, predictively, productively, reducibility, restrictedly, triglyceride, veridicality.

+5 letters: considerately, constrainedly, creditability, cyclodextrins, declaratively, deprecatingly, deprecatorily, descriptively, destructively, diametrically, discreditably, documentarily, hydroelectric, incredibility, perissodactyl, predicatively, radioactively, straitlacedly, triglycerides, unpredictably.