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Variant of indirect

indirect definition

in·di·rect (in′də rekt′; occas., -dī-)

adjective

not direct; specif.,
  1. not straight; deviating; roundabout
  2. not straight to the point, or to the person or thing aimed at an indirect reply
  3. not straightforward; not fair and open; dishonest indirect dealing
  4. not immediate; secondary an indirect result

Etymology: ME < ML indirectus

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indirectly Synonyms

indirectly

modif.

obliquely, by implication, by indirection, in a roundabout way, from a secondary source, secondhand, not immediately, diffusely, circumlocutorily, periphrastically, discursively, lengthily.

Antonyms immediately*, directly*, primarily.


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