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What is the adjective for directs?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb direct which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

direct
  1. Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
  2. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
  3. Straightforward; sincere.
  4. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
  5. In the line of descent; not collateral.
  6. (astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.
  7. (political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.
  8. (aviation, travel) having a single flight number.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. frank, straightforward, candid, honest, open, straight, blunt, forthright, plain, outspoken, sincere, explicit, upfront, matter-of-fact, unreserved, downright, plain-spoken, categorical, clear, uninhibited, forthcoming, truthful, unqualified, openhearted, out-front, unambiguous, unequivocal, bluff, plainspoken, specific, tactless, unguarded, bald, express, freehearted, straight to the point, unconcealed, undiplomatic, undisguised, free-spoken, no-nonsense, point-blank, up-front, point blank, straight from the shoulder, not beating around the bush, speaking as one finds, not afraid to call a spade a spade, plain-speaking, foursquare … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “It's time to stop pussyfooting around and to start being direct about your feelings.”
      “Michael De Santa decided to take the direct route to get to his shrink, even if it meant driving through bumpy hills, white picket fences and green manicured lawns.”
      “Try as I might, I could not find a direct flight from Australia to France.”
directed
  1. In a manner emphasizing one's point of view.
  2. (graph theory) Having the properties of a directed graph.
  3. (set theory) Having the properties of a directed set.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. controlled, supervised, guided, organised, organized, managed, orderly, conducted, governed, regulated, ordered, piloted, coordinated, planned, administered, superintended, structured, measured, ruled, meticulous, negotiated, enforced, contrived, led, influenced, commanded, swayed, inclined, dependent, determined, overseen, mastered, driven, subjugated, under authority, delimited, arranged, systematized, monitored, standardized, set, settled, adjusted, adapted, standardised, systematised, fixed, focussed, focused, aimed … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Route reconnaissance is a directed effort to obtain detailed information of a specified route and all terrain from which the enemy could influence movement along that route.”
      “We measured the angular distribution of the directed beam and found that it differed from the distribution typical of Cheremkov radiation.”
directive
  1. that directs
  2. serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
  3. (grammar) relating to the directive case
  4. Synonyms:
      5. supervisory, administrative, executive, managerial, controlling, directing, ruling, directorial, governing, regulatory, governmental, commanding, official, authoritative, bureaucratic, guiding, legislative, organisational, organizational, overseeing, superintending, superintendent, departmental, supervising, regulative, central, deciding, decisive, jurisdictional, presiding, managing, conducting, ministerial, policy-making, in charge, in control, management, professional, clerical, gubernatorial, secretarial, white-collar, decision-making, state, magisterial, presidential, constitutional, political, sovereign, influential … more
directorial
  1. Of or pertaining to a director
  2. Of or pertaining to administration or to a directorate
  3. Synonyms:
      4. administrative, managerial, executive, supervisory, directive, ministerial, controlling, governmental, directing, ruling, regulatory, management, legislative, governing, organizational, organisational, official, commanding, bureaucratic, authoritative, overseeing, superintending, departmental, superintendent, supervising, regulative, presiding, deciding, decisive, jurisdictional, central, managing, policy-making, in control, in charge, professional, clerical, guiding, gubernatorial, conducting, white-collar, decision-making, secretarial, logistical, structural, logistic, regulating, policymaking, law-making, state … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “These scenes play as either unintentionally hilarious lapses of directorial judgment or sharp send-ups of phony spiritual experiences.”
      “He's 72 now, and there's a certain cussedness to his bone-dry directorial style that suggests it's a job he should now do less.”
      “In his directorial debut, he tries gamely to spice up the plotless proceedings by color-coding the different key stories.”
directory
  1. Containing directions; instructing; directorial.
directer
  1. comparative form of direct: more direct
  2. Synonyms:
      3. franker, candider, honester, straighter, blunter, plainer, clearer, bluffer, balder, more straightforward, more open, more forthright, more outspoken, more sincere, more explicit, more upfront, more matter-of-fact, more downright, more plain-spoken, more categorical, more uninhibited, more forthcoming, more truthful, more unqualified, more openhearted, more unambiguous, more unequivocal, more plainspoken, more specific, more tactless, more unguarded, more express, more freehearted, more unconcealed, more undiplomatic, more undisguised, more free-spoken, more no-nonsense, truer, more linear, more unswerving, more undeviating, more even, more horizontal, more uninterrupted, more immediate, more primary, more unmediated … more
directionless
  1. Lacking direction; aimless.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. adrift, purposeless, drifting, goalless, aimless, wandering, rootless, floating, without goal, without purpose, in limbo, without direction, at a loose end, at loose ends, pointless, objectiveless, undirected, senseless, meaningless, objectless, fruitless, hollow, inconsequential, redundant, frivolous, useless, superfluous, valueless, worthless, irrelevant, insignificant, futile, unproductive, casual, without rhyme or reason, erratic, unstable, fickle, variable, changeable, inconstant, volatile, unpredictable, fluctuating, inconsistent, unsteady, irregular, fluid, unsettled, mutable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The drunkard fathers, violence, poverty, promiscuity, and lack of values and guidance leave these children directionless.”
      “They argue that democracy is messy, slow and directionless, and politicians to the last man are undisciplined, incompetent and corrupt.”
      “He lives a directionless existence, mostly cotching with his equally unremarkable friends.”
directorly
  1. Characteristic of a director.
directorish
  1. Characteristic of a director.
directoryless
  1. (computing) Without directories.
directorless
  1. Without a director.
directest
  1. superlative form of direct: most direct
  2. Synonyms:
      3. frankest, candidest, honestest, straightest, bluntest, plainest, clearest, bluffest, baldest, most straightforward, most open, most forthright, most outspoken, most sincere, most explicit, most upfront, most matter-of-fact, most downright, most plain-spoken, most categorical, most uninhibited, most forthcoming, most truthful, most unqualified, most openhearted, most unambiguous, most unequivocal, most plainspoken, most specific, most tactless, most unguarded, most express, most freehearted, most unconcealed, most undiplomatic, most undisguised, most free-spoken, most no-nonsense, truest, most linear, most unswerving, most undeviating, most even, most horizontal, most uninterrupted, most immediate, most primary, most unmediated … more
directing
  1. present participle of direct
  2. Synonyms:
      3. using, employing, utilizing, wielding, working, harnessing, utilising, adopting, engaging, fielding, manipulating, operating, plying, availing yourself of, making do with, making use of, maneuvering, manoeuvring, applying, appropriating, availing oneself of, calling upon, deploying, exploiting, resorting, taking advantage of, finding a use for, handling, putting into service, running, guiding, calling into play, turning to account, putting to good use … more
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