Directly

  • 1Directly — Di*rect ly, adv. 1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. To run directly on. Shak. [1913 Webster] Indirectly and directly too Thou hast contrived against the very life Of the defendant. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In a straightforward… …

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  • 2directly — /di rekt lee, duy /, adv. 1. in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake. 2. at once; without delay; immediately: Do that directly. 3. shortly; soon: They will be here directly. 4. exactly; precisely: directly… …

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  • 3directly — I. adverb Date: 15th century 1. a. in a direct manner < directly relevant > < the road runs directly east and west > b. in immediate physical contact c. in the manner of direct variation 2. a. without delay …

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  • 4Directly elected mayors in the United Kingdom — Directly elected mayors are council leaders elected by the general electorate of a council area for local government, instead of being appointed by members of a local authority, which is common in the United Kingdom. The Elected Mayor is elected&#8230; …

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  • 5Directly proportional — Directly Di*rect ly, adv. 1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. To run directly on. Shak. [1913 Webster] Indirectly and directly too Thou hast contrived against the very life Of the defendant. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In a&#8230; …

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  • 6Directly Operated Railways — Type Holding company Industry Rail transport Founded 2009 Headquarte …

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  • 7Directly struck idiophones — Directly stuck idiophones is one of the categories of musical instruments found in the Hornbostel Sachs system of musical instrument classification. The idiophones found in this category produce sound resulting from a direct action of the&#8230; …

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  • 8Directly struck membranophones — is one of the sub categories of musical instruments found in the Hornbostel Sachs system of musical instrument classification. The type of membranophones or drums found in this group are those instruments that produce sound when struck directly&#8230; …

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  • 9Directly Affiliated Local Union — A Directly Affiliated Local Union (DALU) is a U.S. labor union that belongs to the AFL CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) but is not a national union and is not entitled to the same rights and privileges&#8230; …

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  • 10Directly elected mayor of Watford — Mayor of Watford Incumbent Dorothy Thornhill since&#160;May 2002 …

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