Directly and Really

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Directly adverb - In a direct line or course.

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Really and directly are semantically related in simply topic. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Directly".

Nearby Words: direct, direction, directed, directness

Really adverb - In actual fact.

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Directly and really are semantically related in simply topic. Sometimes you can use "Directly" instead an adverb "Really".

Nearby Words: realize, real, reality, realistic, realization

In the fanfic The Light Never Goes Out, Pinkie Pie has really gotten around over 200 years, to the point that nearly half of the ponies in Ponyville by that time can directly trace back to her.

Source: Really Gets Around
Yuna from Final Fantasy X, in the past in the series the "summons" have been simply really impressive magic spells, Yuna actually calls down whatever the magic creature of the day is and directly controls the dragon/devil/half-naked ice-woman in battle.

Source: The Kid with the Remote Control
Abed comes really close to breaking the Wall in the second-to-last episode of Season 5, where he seemingly tries to evade/misdirect the cameraman, nearly outright states that he's in a TV show, and almost looks directly into the camera, among a couple other things.

Source: Leaning on the Fourth Wall

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