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STRAIGHTFORWARDLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does straightforwardly mean?
• STRAIGHTFORWARDLY (adverb)
The adverb STRAIGHTFORWARDLY has 1 sense:
1. with firmness and conviction; without compromise
Familiarity information: STRAIGHTFORWARDLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
With firmness and conviction; without compromise
Synonyms:
foursquare; squarely; straightforwardly
Context example:
dealt straightforwardly with all issues
Pertainym:
straightforward (without evasion or compromise)
Context examples
He spoke to me, Mina, very straightforwardly.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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