stracks

German

Etymology

From Middle High German strackes, from strac, whence rare German strack (straight). Compare Dutch straks.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtʁaks/
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Adverb

stracks

  1. (somewhat dated) directly, immediately, straightway
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Der Nachbarinn Haus”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]:
      Gott verzeih’s meinem lieben Mann, / Er hat an mir nicht wohl gethan! / Geht da stracks in die Welt hinein, / Und läßt mich auf dem Stroh allein.
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  2. (dated or archaic) precisely, without deviating (especially from a rule or command)
    Synonyms: genau, peinlich

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Further reading

  • stracks” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • stracks” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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