"straightway" meaning in English

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        "A straight section of a racetrack."
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        "Synonym of straightaway or straight away (at once, immediately)."
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          "roman": "vednaga",
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          "ref": "1890, Philip Schaff, NPNF1-03: On the Holy Trinity; Doctrinal Treatises; Moral Treatises, page 96",
          "text": "But like as eyes not strong enough to look upon the sun yet do gladly look upon the objects which are by the sun enlightened, so, souls which have already strength to delight in the beauty of chastity are yet not straightway able to consider in her very self that truth which charity hath her light, insomuch that when it cometh to the doing of somewhat that is adverse to truth, they should so start back in horror as they do start back in horror if aught be proposed to be done that is adverse to chastity.",
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          "ref": "1983, Official Report of the 1983 Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saints, Volumes 153-157",
          "text": "Those who continually prefer to stir up waters find that they create only a whirlpool and are carried around in circles rather than progressing straightway.",
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          "ref": "2002, India. Parliament. House of the People, India. Parliament., Lok Sabha Debates, page 13",
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        "(nonstandard) Directly."
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          "word": "право"
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