directly

Definition

  • adverb: in a direct way
  • adverb: in a 'direct' manner

Examples

  • His earnings are 'directly proportional' to the number of units he sells.

  • The second game followed 'directly' [='immediately'] after the first.

  • Their house is 'directly' ahead. = It's 'directly' in front of us.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) WOMAN: Kadeem. How's he? (WOMAN SOBBING) Not good. How is it you weren't put directly to the sword? I was born to station. A rich Jew sentenced to a slow death. I imagine there were many in Rome who found that very entertaining. Was there ever a kind (..)
    2016 Ben-Hur