straightway

adverb

straight·​way ˈstrāt-ˈwā 

-ˌwā

1

: in a direct course : directly

fell straightway down the stairs

2

: right away, immediately, straightaway

straightway the clouds began to part

Synonyms

• bang
• directly
• forthwith
• headlong
• immediately
• incontinently
• instantaneously
• instanter
• instantly
• now
• PDQ
• plumb
• presently
• promptly
• pronto
• right
• right away
• right now
• right off
• straight off
• straightaway

Examples of straightway in a Sentence

straightway, the decorator told us that the old couch had to go

disgusted by his coworker's offensive e-mail, he marched straightway to the boss's office to lodge a complaint

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

straightway

adverb

straight·​way ˈstrāt-ˈwā 

-ˌwā

: right away, immediately