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Straightaway Common

Straightaway has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Noun
1

a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

2

A straight section of a racetrack.

Adjective
1

performed with little or no delay

"an immediate reply to my letter"

"a prompt reply"

"was quick to respond"

"a straightaway denial"

2

Extending into the distance in a straight line.

Adverb
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!"

2

Alternative form of straight away (“at once; immediately”)

Example Sentences
"an immediate reply to my letter" adjective
"a prompt reply" adjective
"was quick to respond" adjective
"a straightaway denial" adjective
"he answered immediately" adverb
"found an answer straightaway" adverb
"an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith" adverb
"Come here now!" adverb
See Also
at once extending immediately just yet distance straight line straightaways
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
section
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
stretch
Rhyming Words
way away sway tway byway beway howay noway alway ioway myway amway elway on way ordway dugway forway iceway rahway subway
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