directly: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 14 letter points · starts with D · ends with Y
Meaning of directly
adv
In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
Example: He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station.
In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means.
Example: I'm sick of asking you to fire him; I'll just do it directly.
Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
Example: I'm going to tell Natalie directly that I love her.
Exactly; just; at the shortest possible distance.
Example: It's directly across the street.
Source: Wiktionary — directly.
conj
- British
As soon as; immediately (elliptical for directly that/as/when)
Source: Wiktionary — directly.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for directly.
adverb
without deviation
adverb
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
- immediately
- instantly
- straightaway
- straight off
- now
- right away
- at once
- forthwith
- like a shot
adverb
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is directly in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of directly
D(2) + I(1) + R(1) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of directly
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from directly
134 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in directly. Showing up to 24, longest first.