straightway

straightway noun: a straight section of a racetrack.

Noun

straightway (plural straightways)

straightway (not comparable)

(dated) Synonym of straightaway or straight away (“at once, immediately”).
- "Thou now shalt drive her to her mother's straightway."1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 176
- 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, straightway all the three passengers shift their places, uneasily pull up their cloak collars, re-arrange their...1848 April – 1849 October, E[dward] Bulwer-Lytton, chapter I, in The Caxtons: A Family Picture, volume II, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1849, →OCLC, part IX, page 88
Synonyms:

straightaway or straight away
(nonstandard) Directly.
- But like as eyes not strong enough to look upon the sun yet do gladly look upon the objects which are by the sun enlightened, so, souls which have already strength to delight in the beauty of chastity are yet not straightway able to consider in her very self that truth which charity hath her light...1890, Philip Schaff, NPNF1-03: On the Holy Trinity; Doctrinal Treatises; Moral Treatises, page 96
- Those who continually prefer to stir up waters find that they create only a whirlpool and are carried around in circles rather than progressing straightway.1983, Official Report of the 1983 Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saints, Volumes 153-157

உடனே

Straightway a great flock of wild crows came flying toward her, enough to darken the sky.1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC:
The National Highway 33-34 in these three districts cannot be operated even during light monsoon because the water level goes straightway into the road.2002, India. Parliament. House of the People, India. Parliament., Lok Sabha Debates, page 13:
Moreover an idol in a temple if situated straightway to our main entrance as if persistently gazing posture; thus emits detrimentally harmful vibes.2012, Wedha-Pointblank Arrow Form Vaastushastra Perceptive:

plural	straightways
alternative form	straightaway

From straight + way.

From straight + way. First attested in the sense of "directly".

What does straightway mean?: Straightway means a straight section of a racetrack.
What is straightway in Tamil?: Straightway in Tamil is உடனே. See Straightway meaning in Tamil.
How do you use straightway in a sentence?: Straightway a great flock of wild crows came flying toward her, enough to darken the sky.
What part of speech is straightway?: Straightway can be a noun or an adverb.
What is the plural of straightway?: The plural of straightway is straightways.

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