Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Straight (-er)
straight (-er), adv. [ME; see straight, adj.]
- Immediately; at once; right away; in the shortest time possible.
- Normally; understandably; in a customary manner.
- Directly; instantly; effortlessly; [fig.] magically.
- Intensely; effectively; efficiently; powerfully and speedily; [fig.] mortally; with deadly impact.
- Compressed; constrained; like a corpse in a coffin; with the arms set close to the body and the legs stretched out together.
- Uprightly; erectly; vertically; not stooping; with good posture; [fig.] bravely; courageously; valiantly; with valor.
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