adverb. In a direct line or manner; straight.

adverb. Without anyone or anything intervening.

adverb. Exactly or totally.

adverb. At once; instantly.

adverb. Candidly; frankly.

adverb. In a little while; shortly.

conjunction. As soon as.

In a straight line or course, literally or figuratively; in the natural and primitive way: as, aim directly at the object; gravity tends directly to the center of the earth.

In a direct manner; without the intervention of any medium; immediately.

Straightway; without delay; immediately; at once; presently: as, he will be with us directly.

Clearly; unmistakably; expressly; without circumlocution or ambiguity.

Promptly, instantly, quickly.

Absolutely, unambiguously.

adverb. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

adverb. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct, means.

adverb. Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.

adverb. Exactly; just.

adverb. Straightforwardly; honestly.

adverb. Manifestly; openly.

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

adverb. Immediately after; as soon as.

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

adverb. in a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

adverb. in a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct means.

adverb. plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.

adverb. exactly; just.

adverb. straightforwardly; honestly.

adverb. immediately

adverb. soon; next; when it becomes convenient

conjunction. As soon as.

adverb. without deviation

adverb. in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly

adverb. without anyone or anything intervening

adverb. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

"I disagree with the comparison - parents are not victims in the sense of being victims, but they are more directly comparable to your example of victim, inasmuch as their experience is as profoundly life-altering facing death firsthand, facing birth - *directly* comparable."

indirectly  

directly proportional  

beckley  correctly  incorrectly  indirectly  

PDQ  absolutely  absolutely  after a while  all joking aside