STRAIGHTWAY

straightway

(adverb) in a direct course; “plunged straightway to the rocks below”

straightway

(adverb) at once; “straightway the clouds began to scatter”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

straightway (plural straightways)

A straight section of a racetrack.

Etymology 2

Adverb

straightway (not comparable)

Directly.

At once; forthwith.

Source: Wiktionary


Straight"way`, adv.

Definition: Immediately; without loss of time; without delay. He took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi. . . . And straightway the damsel arose. Mark v. 41,42.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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