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directly

DIRECTLY, adv.

1. In a straight lin or course; rectilineally; not in a winding course. Aim directly to the object. Gravity tends directly to the center of the earth.

2. Immediately; soon; without delay; as, he will be with us directly.

3. Openly; expressly, without circumlocution or ambiguity, or without a train or inferences.

No man hath been so impious, as directly to condemn prayer.


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DIRECTLY, adv.

1. In a straight lin or course; rectilineally; not in a winding course. Aim directly to the object. Gravity tends directly to the center of the earth.

2. Immediately; soon; without delay; as, he will be with us directly.

3. Openly; expressly, without circumlocution or ambiguity, or without a train or inferences.

No man hath been so impious, as directly to condemn prayer.

DI-RECT'LY, adv.

  1. In a straight line or course; rectilineally; not in a winding course. Aim directly to the object. Gravity tends directly to the center of the earth. As a direct line is the shortest course; hence,
  2. Immediately; soon; without delay; as, he will be with us directly.
  3. Openly; expressly; without circumlocution or ambiguity; or without a train of inferences. No man hath been so impious, as directly to condemn prayer. – Hooker.

Di*rect"ly
  1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

    "To run directly on." Shak.

    Indirectly and directly too
    Thou hast contrived against the very life
    Of the defendant.     Shak.

  2. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct, means.
  3. Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.

    No man hath hitherto been so impious as plainly and directly to condemn prayer. Hooker.

  4. Exactly; just.

    Stand you directly in Antonius' way. Shak.

  5. Straightforwardly; honestly.

    I have dealt most directly in thy affair. Shak.

  6. Manifestly; openly.

    [Obs.]

    Desdemona is directly in love with him. Shak.

  7. Straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately.

    "Will she go now to bed?' (?)Directly.'" Shak.
  8. Immediately after; as soon as.

    Directly he stopped, the coffin was removed. Dickens.

    * This use of the word is common in England, especially in colloquial speech, but it can hardly be regarded as a well-sanctioned or desirable use.

    Directly proportional (Math.), proportional in the order of the terms; increasing or decreasing together, and with a constant ratio; -- opposed to inversely proportional.

    Syn. -- Immediately; forthwith; straightway; instantly; instantaneously; soon; promptly; openly; expressly. -- Directly, Immediately, Instantly, Instantaneously. Directly denotes, without any delay or diversion of attention; immediately implies, without any interposition of other occupation; instantly implies, without any intervention of time. Hence, "I will do it directly," means, "I will go straightway about it." "I will do it immediately," means, "I will do it as the very next thing." "I will do it instantly," allows not a particle of delay. Instantaneously, like instantly, marks an interval too small to be appreciable, but commonly relates to physical causes; as, the powder touched by fire instantaneously exploded.

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Directly

DIRECTLY, adverb

1. In a straight lin or course; rectilineally; not in a winding course. Aim directly to the object. Gravity tends directly to the center of the earth.

2. Immediately; soon; without delay; as, he will be with us directly

3. Openly; expressly, without circumlocution or ambiguity, or without a train or inferences.

No man hath been so impious, as directly to condemn prayer.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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