adv
Meaning 1
In a straightforward manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
straightforwardly
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Sound
Pronunciation
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adverb
Meaning 2
with firmness and conviction; without compromise- C.G.Bowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration
- dealt straightforwardly with all issues
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: squarely, foursquare
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English straightforward Middle English -ly English -ly English straightforwardly From straightforward + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: прямо (prjamo) — in a straightforward manner
- Bulgarian: открито (otkrito) — in a straightforward manner
- Dutch: rechttoe rechtaan — in a straightforward manner
- Finnish: suorasanaisesti — in a straightforward manner
- Finnish: suoraan — in a straightforward manner
- Finnish: suorasukaisesti — in a straightforward manner
- Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌱𐌰 (raihtaba) — in a straightforward manner
- Hungarian: magyarán — in a straightforward manner
- Polish: prostolinijnie — in a straightforward manner
- Romanian: în mod onest — in a straightforward manner
- Romanian: în mod simplu — in a straightforward manner
- Telugu: సీదాగా (sīdāgā) — in a straightforward manner