That is straight; not bent, curved, or crooked. Formerly also †right with: in a line with (obsolete). Now only in right line n. at compounds 2.
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释义 | the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] (47) rightOE That is straight; not bent, curved, or crooked. Formerly also †right with: in a line with (obsolete). Now only in right line n. at compounds 2. straightc1350 Not crooked; free from curvature, bending, or angularity. rightfulc1384 Straight; true. Cf. right, adj. 1c. Obsolete. line-rightc1400 (Situated) in a straight line; straight. rule-righta1450 As straight or exact as a rule. Also as adv.: exactly, precisely. Obsolete. rare. streckc1480 Straight. unbent1483 Not bowed or curved; also, freed from bending, straightened. straight forth1536 followed by prep. Immediately after, upon, at the same time with something. Also with adverb, straight after, straight forth, straight forthwith, str… unwried1558 Not twisted or wrested. steel-straighta1560 With the sense ‘resembling steel’ (in colour, hardness, etc.), as steel gloss; steel-bright, steel-hard, steel-sharp, steel-straight, steel-strong… untwisted1575 Not twisted or twined. uncurled1597 Not disposed in coils or spiral convolutions; also, relaxed from a spiral form. rectified1598 Straightened, straight. Obsolete. rare. Cf. rectify, v. 5. cornerless1605 Having no corners, without corners. uncrooked1611 (un-, prefix1 affix 2.) unbended1648 Not bent. retent1656 Unbent. uninflected1713 Not bent or deflected. curveless1800 Without a curve; free from curves; not curved. arrow-straight1834 Direct, undeviating; completely straight. unconvoluted1839 (un-, prefix1 affix 2.) unwarped1855 Not warped (literal and figurative). curlless1861 Without curls. undistorted1881 (un-, prefix1 affix 2.) poker-straight1949 Subcategories:— somewhat (1) — and stiff (4) — becoming straight (1) — made straight (3) — straight line (12) — having a straight part (1) |
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