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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley