Associations to the word «Straightway»

Wiktionary

STRAIGHTWAY, noun. A straight section of a racetrack.
STRAIGHTWAY, adverb. Directly
STRAIGHTWAY, adverb. At once

Dictionary definition

STRAIGHTWAY, adverb. At once; "straightway the clouds began to scatter".
STRAIGHTWAY, adverb. In a direct course; "plunged straightway to the rocks below".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke