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straightway (adverb)

straightway /ˈstreɪtˈweɪ/ adverb

straightway

/ˈstreɪtˈweɪ/

adverb

Britannica Dictionary definition of STRAIGHTWAY

old-fashioned

: straightaway , immediately

I spotted them straightway.

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