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Definitions for Indirectly
[1] not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
[2] coming or resulting otherwise than directly or immediately, as effects or consequences: an indirect advantage.
[3] not direct in action or procedure: His methods are indirect but not dishonest.
[4] not straightforward; devious; deceitful: He is known as a shady, indirect fellow.
[5] not direct in bearing, application, force, etc.: indirect evidence.
[6] of, relating to, or characteristic of indirect discourse: an indirect quote.
[7] not descending in a direct line of succession, as a title or inheritance.
[8] deviating from a direct course or line; roundabout; circuitous
[9] not coming as a direct effect or consequence; secondary indirect benefits
[10] not straightforward, open, or fair; devious or evasive an indirect insult
[11] (of a title or an inheritance) not inherited in an unbroken line of succession from father to son
Words related to Indirectly
indirectsecondhand, diffusely
Words nearby Indirectly
indirectindigoid, indigolite, indigotic, indigotin, indio, indirect, indirect address, indirect characterization, indirect cost, indirect costs, indirect discourse
Origin of Indirectly
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word indīrēctus. See in-3, direct
Other words from Indirectly
in·di·rect·ly , adverb
in·di·rect·ness , noun
sem·i-in·di·rect , adjective
sem·i-in·di·rect·ly , adverb
sem·i-in·di·rect·ness , noun
Synonyms for Indirectly
circumlocutorily, diffusely, discursively, in a roundabout way, not immediately, periphrastically, secondhand