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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Directly \Di*rect"ly\, adv.
1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. ``To run
directly on.'' --Shak.
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Indirectly and directly too
Thou hast contrived against the very life
Of the defendant. --Shak.
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2. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening;
not by secondary, but by direct, means.
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3. Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in
express terms.
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No man hath hitherto been so impious as plainly and
directly to condemn prayer. --Hooker.
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4. Exactly; just.
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Stand you directly in Antonius' way. --Shak.
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5. Straightforwardly; honestly.
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I have dealt most directly in thy affair. --Shak.
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6. Manifestly; openly. [Obs.]
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Desdemona is directly in love with him. --Shak.
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7. Straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately.
``Will she go now to bed?' ?Directly.''' --Shak.
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8. Immediately after; as soon as.
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Directly he stopped, the coffin was removed.
--Dickens.
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Note: 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.
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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.
Usage: -- 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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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Directly \Di*rect"ly\, adv.
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.
Note: 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.
Usage: -- 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.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
directly proportional
a.
(lb en mathematics) Proportional to a constant multiple of an
independent variable.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
directly proportional
a.
(lb en mathematics) Proportional to a constant multiple of an
independent variable.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
directly proportional
a.
(lb en mathematics) Proportional to a constant multiple of an
independent variable.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
directly proportional
a.
(lb en mathematics) Proportional to a constant multiple of an
independent variable.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
directly proportional
Englanti a.
(yhteys matematiikka k=en) suoraan verrannollinen
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
directly proportional /daɪɹˈɛktli pɹəpˈɔːʃənəl/
přímo úměrný
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
directly proportional /daɪɹˈɛktli pɹəpˈɔːʃənəl/
suoraan verrannollinen
proportional to a constant multiple of an independent variable
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
directly proportional /daɪɹˈɛktli pɹəpˈɔːʃənəl/
berbanding lurus
proportional to a constant multiple of an independent variable
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
directly proportional /daɪɹˈɛktli pɹəpˈɔːʃənəl/
direkt proportionell
proportional to a constant multiple of an independent variable
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