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geradewegs

straight, directly, right away

adverb ge-RAH-de-vegs Rare
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Also means

unhesitatingly

Usage Note

Geradewegs (also geradeswegs) emphasises a direct, undeviating course of action or movement. Er marschierte geradewegs auf den Chef zu — he walked straight up to the boss. It can be used literally (direction) or figuratively (blunt, direct approach).

Examples

"Sie ging geradewegs auf das Problem zu."

Natural Translation

She went straight to the heart of the problem.

Literal Translation

She went directly to the problem.

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