Meanings
comparative more straightforwardly · superlative most straightforwardly
- In a straightforward manner.
"I have not got a coal ticket with me." "I am sorry you should think I was 'spelling' for a coal ticket," he interrupted; "if such an idea had occurred to me, I should have asked for it straightforwardly."
1892, Thomas Wright, The pinch of poverty, page 81
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbwith firmness and conviction; without compromise
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian прямо, открито
- прямо (prjamo)in a straightforward manner
- открито (otkrito)in a straightforward manner
Dutch rechttoe rechtaan
- rechttoe rechtaanin a straightforward manner
Finnish suorasanaisesti, suoraan
- suorasanaisestiin a straightforward manner
- suoraanin a straightforward manner
- suorasukaisestiin a straightforward manner
Hungarian magyarán
- magyaránin a straightforward manner
Polish prostolinijnie
- prostolinijniein a straightforward manner
Romanian în mod onest, în mod simplu
- în mod onestin a straightforward manner
- în mod simpluin a straightforward manner
Cite this entry
straightforwardly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straightforwardly
“straightforwardly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straightforwardly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straightforwardly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straightforwardly.
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