directly
adverb (HONEST) /daɪˈrekt.li/ /dɪ-/Definition
B2 honestly, even when it might make people feel uncomfortable: Let me answer that question directly. "Did you tell him to go?" "Not directly, no."Blunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot saying muchNot being friendly
(Definition of directly adverb (HONEST) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abrupt adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
- baldly adverb
- blunt adjective (RUDE)
- bluntly adverb
- brusque adjective
- brutal adjective
- forward adjective (CONFIDENT)
- frank adjective
- frankness noun
- in a word idiom
- in the raw idiom
- man-to-man adjective, adverb
- not mince (your) words idiom
- plain speaking noun
- point-blank adverb, adjective (NOT POLITE)
- straight adjective, adverb (HONEST)
- tell verb (SPEAK)
- term noun (DESCRIPTION)
- terse adjective
- unvarnished adjective
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