Definitions
Straight, immediate, or straightforward.
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin dīrēctus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + regō (“make straight, rule”). Compare dress. Doublet of derecho.
Used in a sentence
“the most direct route between two buildings”
“Be even and direct with me.”
“He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.”
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