the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ad. Immediately; without loss of time; without delay.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Immediately; forthwith; without loss of time; without delay.
Permitting something, as a fluid, to pass without changes of direction: used of valves or fittings for pipe.
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ad. at once
ad. in a direct course
Word Usage
"Here was adventure, something to do with head and hand, a world to conquer — and straightway from the back of his consciousness rushed the thought, CONQUERING, TO WIN TO HER, THAT"