dērēctus (dīrēctus) adj. P. of derigo, straight, direct, level, upright, perpendicular: (iter) simplex et derectum: tuba derecti (aeris), O.: fossam derectis lateribus ducere, Cs.: iugum eminens in mare, Cs.: Henna ab omni aditu circumcisa atque derecta est.

—As subst n.: in derectum nitentes, straight forward, L.

—Fig., straightforward, direct, simple, plain, right: vivendi via: ratio: senex: denuntiatio belli, L.