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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

di·rect·ly / diˈrektlē/ • adv. 1. without changing direction or stopping: they went directly to the restaurant. ∎ at once; immediately: I went directly after breakfast. ∎ dated in a little while; soon: I'll be back directly. 2. with nothing or no one in between: the decisions directly affect people's health the security forces were directly responsible for the massacre. ∎ exactly in a specified position: the ceiling directly above the door the houses directly opposite. 3. in a frank way: she spoke simply and directly. • conj. Brit. as soon as: she fell asleep directly she got into bed.

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directly

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

directly •belly, Botticelli, casus belli, Corelli, Delhi, deli, Ellie, Grappelli, jelly, Kelly, lamellae, Machiavelli, Mahaweli, nelly, Schiaparelli, Shelley, shelly, smelly, tagliatelle, telly, Torricelli, vermicelli, welly, Zeffirelli •trebly •assembly, trembly •deadly, Hedley, medley, redly •friendly • freckly •cleanly, eco-friendly, user-friendly •heavenly • fleshly • wetly • directly •Bentley • deathly •Lesley, Leslie, Presley, Wesley •yellow-belly • underbelly •bailey, bailie, capercaillie, Cayley, ceilidh, daily, Daley, Daly, Disraeli, Eilidh, feyly, gaily, Haley, Hayley, Israeli, Rayleigh, scaly, shaly, ukulele •ably • ungainly • maidenly • shapely •stately • saintly • paisley • Ainsley •comradely

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	Go Directly to Jail: The Criminalization of Almost Everything.(Book review) Magazine article from: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology; 6/22/2006
	What's stopping us voting for our mayors directly?(Features) Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 2/28/2012
	Monopoly 2011 - go directly to hell in a handcart!(Features; Opinion, Column) Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 10/28/2011