directly (the sense ‘at once’, Ham. III. ii. 221 is not pre-S.)
1.
straight
John III. iv. 129,
Cæs. IV. i. 32
“to run on,”
Oth. III. iii. 408
“lead to the door of
truth.”
2.
without medium,
immediately Mer.V. IV. i. 360, Wint. III. ii. 195,
Oth. II. iii. 359
“To counsel Cassio . . .
Directly to his good.”
3.
straightforwardly
Oth. IV. ii. 212, Cym. III. v. 113.
4.
without ambiguity,
plainly, pointedly
1H4 II. iii. 91
“answer me unto
this question,”
H5 V. ii. 130, Cor. IV. v. 197,
Oth. II. i. 222
“ in love with
him,”
Cym. I. iv. 177.
5.
exactly, precisely,
just Tw.N. III. iv. 74, Cæs. I. ii. 3,
Ham. III. iv. 210
“When in one line two
crafts directly meet.”
