adjective / adverb
direct
Following a straight route without intervening stages.
This path provides a direct route from school to home.
Etymology
Latin dirigere meant to straighten or guide. Direct retains that straight-course image, applying it to a route or process that reaches its endpoint without an intervening detour.
More examples
- We buy our vegetables direct from the farmer.
- The kitchen has direct access to the patio.
- We take a more direct route to avoid the winding road.
Forms
direct · more direct · most direct
directly adverb — Without a detour or an intermediary.
Similar words
- straight
- Emphasizes a route's shape rather than the absence of intermediaries.
- nonstop
- Means without stopping, not necessarily along a straight route.