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straight

 
/streɪt/ adv [not gradable] (DIRECTLY)

Definition

clearly or directly: This valentine comes straight from my heart. straight out If you tell someone something straight out, you say it immediately and without a long explanation or any excuses: I walked in, and she told me straight out what had happened.
(Definition of straight adv (DIRECTLY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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