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straightly

straightly

1 5.6
In a straight, direct way without turning or avoiding
  • adverb
  • /ˈstreɪtli/
: directamente
  • "I am straightly charged by the King himself "here openly to declare how much all England "is beholden to this man.
  • straightly and directly

OK, So what we say is that why don't we just go straightly go go straight end to end from natural language to code.

Examples

  • The path leads straightly through the forest without any detours.

  • Hey, why are you giving the bloody answers when I asked you the straightly.

    Dark Harvest III: Skarecrow (2004)

  • Actually we are straightly bring your own on the discharge petition.

    Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)

  • OK, So what we say is that why don't we just go straightly go go straight end to end from natural language to code.

    Stanford

  • So it hasn't crimped it straightly, you know, compared to the other sides, you know, using the professional tool.

  • "His Majesty requires that you do now straightly renounce "your pretended allegiance to the See of Rome.

    A Man for All Seasons (1966)

  • She moved straightly to the front of the line, eager to place her order.

  • The arrow flew straightly towards the target without veering off course.

Synonyms

straight
vsstraightly
∞ 1.0

In a direct line without turning

is more general, stressing directness rather than only the line aspect
directly
vsstraightly
324 1.0

In a straight line without turning

focuses on directness and lacks the added idea of uninterrupted motion

Antonyms

indirectly
78 4.2

In a way that does not say something clearly, often by a hint or through someone else

How Straight

straightly
1 5.6
diagonally
15 3.0
obliquely
5 6.9
crookedly
2 4.2

Surface Forms

straightly positive

Morphology

straightly = straight (transparent) = straight + ly

The adverb is a regular derivation formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'straight', yielding the predictable meaning 'in a straight manner'.

Etymology

The word straightly comes from straight ('not bent' or 'direct') plus the ending -ly that makes it an adverb. Think of a ruler or a straight line: moving straightly means going directly, without turning or changing course.