From direct + -ly.

• IPA: /dɪˈɹɛk(t)li/, /daɪˈɹɛk(t)li/

directly

1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

   He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station.

   • 1855, William Wells Brown, Sketches of Places and People Abroad, page 255:

     On arriving at the doors, and entering a long, capacious passage, our eyes became quite dazzled by the gleams of colored light which shone upon them, both directly and reflectedly.

2. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means.

   I'm sick of asking you to fire him; I'll just do it directly.

3. Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.

   I'm going to tell Natalie directly that I love her.

   To put it more directly: he's not 'made redundant' but sacked.

4. Exactly; just; at the shortest possible distance.

   It's directly across the street.

5. Straightforwardly; honestly.

   He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.

6. (dated) Immediately.
7. (chiefly, dated or dialect, including, South Midlands, Cornwall, Southern US) Soon; next; in due time; as soon as it becomes convenient.

   We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping.

• (in a straight line or course) straightwise, undeviatingly
• (without circumlocution or ambiguity) bluntly, clearly, downrightly, unambiguously; see also Thesaurus:explicitly
• (exactly, just) accurately, dead#Adverb, precisely, slap bang; see also Thesaurus:exactly
• (straightforwardly, honestly) frankly, truthfully
• (immediately) forthwith, now, tout de suite; see also Thesaurus:immediately
• (soon, next) betimes, presently, shortly; see also Thesaurus:soon

• circuitously
• indirectly
• (antonym(s) of “soon, next”): later

• French: directement
• German: direkt, gerade
• Italian: direttamente
• Portuguese: diretamente
• Russian: пря́мо
• Spanish: directamente, en derechura

• German: unmittelbar
• Italian: direttamente
• Portuguese: diretamente
• Russian: непосре́дственно

• Portuguese: diretamente
• Russian: пря́мо

• Russian: то́чно

• Russian: пря́мо

• Russian: ско́ро

1. (chiefly British) As soon as; immediately (elliptical for directly that/as/when)
   • 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 463:

     He is to go to Calais, directly this is over, to replace Lord Berners as governor [...].