LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

dērēctē

dērēctē (comparative dērēctius, superlative dērēctissimē)
Classical[deːˈreːk.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[deˈrɛk.te]

Meaning

  1. straight, not curved
  2. moving straight forward, in straight line
  3. direct, absolute

In the readers how our graded readers gloss it

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

dērēctē adv. with comp.
derectus, directly, straight : dicere: derectius gubernare.

Quick answers

What does dērēctē mean in Latin?
dērēctē, a adverb, means “straight, not curved; moving straight forward, in straight line; direct, absolute”.
How do you pronounce dērēctē?
In classical Latin, [deːˈreːk.tɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈrɛk.te].