different between closely vs directly
closely
English
Etymology
close +? -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kl??sli?/
Adverb
closely (comparative closelier or more closely, superlative closeliest or most closely)
- In a close manner.
- Finnish and Estonian are closely related languages.
- The borderline between East and West Berlin was very closely guarded.
- The chairs are too closely spaced; could you move them apart?
- (obsolete) secretly; privately
Translations
Anagrams
- colleys
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directly
English
Etymology
direct +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d????k(t)li/, /da????k(t)li/
Adverb
directly (comparative more directly, superlative most directly)
- In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
- In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct means.
- Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
- Exactly; just.
- Straightforwardly; honestly.
- (dated) Immediately.
- (Midlands) Soon; next; when it becomes convenient.
Synonyms
- (in a straight line or course): straightwise, undeviatingly
- (without circumlocution or ambiguity): bluntly, clearly, downrightly, unambiguously; see also Thesaurus:explicitly
- (exactly, just): accurately, precisely, slap bang; see also Thesaurus:exactly
- (straightforwardly, honestly): frankly, truthfully
- (immediately): forthwith, now, tout de suite; see also Thesaurus:immediately
- (soon, next): betimes, presently, shortly; see also Thesaurus:soon
Antonyms
- indirectly
Translations
Conjunction
directly
- As soon as; immediately (elliptical for directly that/as/when)
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 725:
- Tenderly, reluctantly, he took his leave of her, promising that he would contact her directly he got back, perhaps in ten days or so.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 463:
- He is to go to Calais, directly this is over, to replace Lord Berners as governor [...].
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 725:
Anagrams
- tridecyl
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- what directly regulates the speed of a turbocharger
- what directly resulted from the halifax resolves
- what directly contributed to the decline of liberalism
- what directly regulates cell differentiation
- what directly causes mechanical motion
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