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.