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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" [syn: immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway] n
1: a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse [syn: straightaway, straight] adv
1: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot]

Merriam Webster's

I. adverb Date: 1662 without hesitation or delay II. adjective Date: 1874 1. proceeding in a straight line ; continuous in direction 2. immediate III. noun Date: 1878 a straight course: as a. the straight part of a closed racecourse ; stretch b. a straight and unimpeded stretch of road or way

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. US 1 (of a course etc.) straight. 2 straightforward.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see straight away

Moby Thesaurus

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