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    straightway
    /ˈstreɪtweɪ/

    adverb

    • 1. archaic form of straight away (see straight)

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › straightwayStraightway Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STRAIGHTWAY is in a direct course : directly. How to use straightway in a sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTRAIGHTWAY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (ˈstreɪtˌweɪ ) adverb. Chiefly Literary. at once; without delay. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. straightway in American English. (ˈstreitˌwei) adverb. straightaway (sense 3) Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › straightwaySTRAIGHTWAY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Straightway definition: straightaway. . See examples of STRAIGHTWAY used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › straightwayStraightway - definition of straightway by The Free Dictionary

    Define straightway. straightway synonyms, straightway pronunciation, straightway translation, English dictionary definition of straightway. adv. 1. In a direct course: plunged straightway to the rocks below. 2. Without delay; at once: Straightway a storm began to brew.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › straightwaystraightway - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 28, 2024 · straightway (not comparable) (dated) Synonym of straightaway or straight away (at once, immediately). Now, if in a stage coach in the depth of winter, when three passengers are warm and snug, a fourth, all besnowed and frozen, descends from the outside and takes place amongst them, all the three passengers shift their places ...

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › straightway_advstraightway, adv., adj., & n. meanings, etymology and more |...

    What does the word straightway mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word straightway. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Indian English. See meaning & use. How common is the word straightway? About 0.4 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › straightwayStraightway - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    4 days ago · Other forms: straightways. Definitions of straightway. adverb. in a direct course. “plunged straightway to the rocks below”. adverb. at once. “ straightway the clouds began to scatter”.