Directly and Fully

Directly

Directly adverb - In a direct line or course.

Fully and directly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fully" instead an adverb "Directly".

Nearby Words: direct, direction, directed, directness

Fully

Fully adverb - To a full extent or degree.

Directly and fully are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Directly" instead an adverb "Fully".

Nearby Word: full

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Geobreeders Taba is surrounded by women (not always fully clothed either, as the first episode shows us), but only a few of them actually come on to him directly.
  • Those who lived in cities directly supplied by Nergal could even gain nanomachines to adapt their bodies to a fully Earth-like level rather than the weaker, more frail constitutions the lower gravity would give them.
  • Picard gives him a long, hard look... then tells Data and Geordi to tear the transporter apart looking for the problem, because he knows that Barclay is fully aware of his reputation, and wouldn't risk the humiliation of reporting to him directly unless he were absolutely positive.
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