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straightaway

  • /ˈstɹeɪtəˌweɪ/
  • /ˌstɹeɪtəˈweɪ/

noun straightaways

  1. alternative Alternative form of straightway (“A straight section of a racetrack.”).

adverb

  1. alternative, not comparable Alternative form of straight away (“at once; immediately”). When I have completed a manuscript, if I lay it away in a drawer or pigeon-hole, it lies there quietly enough, and my mind seems wholly discharged of it. But if I mail it, I straightaway find myself tormented with "staircase wit" in the shape of emendations.

adjective

  1. not comparable Extending into the distance in a straight line.

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@misc{straightaway_2026,
  title = {straightaway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/straightaway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}