indirectlyadv.

Brit.

/ˌɪndᵻˈrɛktli/,

/ˌɪndʌɪˈrɛktli/, U.S.

/ˌɪndəˈrɛk(t)li/,

/ˌɪnˌdaɪˈrɛk(t)li/

Forms: Also 1500s indyrectly.

Etymology: < indirect adj. + -ly suffix²; in early use perhaps < in- prefix⁴ + directly adv.

In an indirect way or manner; not directly.

a. Not in a straight line or with a straight course; circuitously: obliquely. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [adverb] > not in a straight course

indirectly1474

sideways1722

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iv. iii. 169 The Quene..[may go] on the ryght syde to fore the alphyn, Secondly on the lifte syde where the knyght is, And thirdly indirectly vnto the black poynt to fore the phisicyen [ Cessoles (ed. 1505 h 1 b): Tercio indirectum: ad locum nigrum & uacuum ante medicum].

?1504 S. Hawes Example of Vertu sig. hh.ii^v Entrynge theyr houses of the .xii. synes Some indyrectly and some by dyrecte lynes.

1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors i. f. 4 In places where the beames are cast indirectly, and obliquely.

1596 Raigne of Edward III sig. A3^v You are the lyneal watch men of our peace, And Iohn of Valoys, in directly climbes.

1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic ii. 15 All objects seen indirectly are seen indistinctly.

†b. By crooked methods; wrongfully, unfairly, dishonestly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [adverb]

crookedlyc1374

undirectly1535

indirectly1580

obliquely1601

fishily1851

back-handedly1859

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adverb] > not in straightforward manner

undirectly1535

indirectly1580

obliquely1601

crookedlya1639

back-handedly1859

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Apposter, to suborne, to appointe some body to saye or doe indirectlye.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V ii. iv. 94 He bids you then resigne Your crowne and kingdome, indirectly held From him.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 937 Unto whom this imputation was laid, that by corruption he had caried away the prize, and indirectly obteined the victorie.

†c. Not to the point, evasively. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adverb] > vaguely or inexplicitly

overthwartly1571

indirectly1598

implicitly1635

unexplicit1775

inexplicitly1776

vaguely1781

indeterminately1835

woollily1937

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. iii. 65 This bald vnioynted chat of his..I answered indirectly .

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iv. vi. 1 To speak so indirectly I am loath, I would say the truth, but to accuse him so That is your part.

1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode ii. i. 27 You answer sawcily, and indirectly: What Interest can you pretend in her?

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 305. ¶11 The other is to answer him indirectly, and, if possible, to turn off the Question.

a. By indirect action, means, connection, agency, or instrumentality; through some intervening person or thing; mediately.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > [adverb] > operating indirectly

asidelyc1375

indirectly1477

obliquely1601

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] > by intermediate agency

mediately?a1425

indirectly1477

intermediously1657

intermediately1755

medially1846

1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 28^v The lyf Jugeth inderectely amongis the dede.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. KKKiii^v Outher immediatly or mediatly: that is to say, without meane, or by some meane, directly or indirectly.

1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes v. f. 199 Whereof any person is not capable directly or by himselfe, he is not capable thereof, indirectly or by an other.

1655 E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1892) II. 172 Tell vs freely whether..Tom Chichly holds any correspondence directly or indirectly with Secretarie Nich.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. v. ii. 482 The state not knowing how to tax directly and proportionably the revenue of its subjects, endeavours to tax it indirectly by taxing their expence, which, it is supposed, will in most cases be nearly in proportion to their revenue.

1885 P. G. Tait Properties of Matter iii. §34. 26 Its weight, except indirectly through friction, has nothing to do with it.

b. Not in express terms; by suggestion or implication.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > [adverb]

sidelings?a1400

covertlyc1400

impliedlyc1449

by implicationa1575

implicatelya1575

implicatively1579

over the shoulder1596

interpretatively1602

implicitly1610

indirectly1613

insinuatively1617

enfoldedly1624

involvedly1624

tacitly1635

tacidly1640

by interpretation1692

adumbratively1753

inexplicitly1776

interpretively1867

1613 G. Wither Abuses Stript i. iv. sig. E2^v If to the Father they dispraise the sonne, It shall be slily, indirectly done.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Richard III (1623) iv. iv. 221 + 5 Whose hand soeuer lanch'd their tender hearts, Thy head (all indirectly) gaue direction.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 230 The question..has been already asked and indirectly answered in the Meno.

1882 B. F. Westcott Gospel according to St. John Introd. p. v What then is the evidence which the fourth Gospel itself bears to its authorship, first indirectly, and next directly?

3. Grammar. In or by indirect or oblique oration (see indirect adj. 3b).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > narration > direct speech > [adverb] > indirectly

sidelings?a1400

obliquely1816

indirectly1877

1877 W. F. Moulton tr. Winer Gram. N.T. Greek iii. §60. 2 When a writer has begun by quoting words indirectly, he will frequently pass very quickly into the oratio directa.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indirectly
释义	indirectlyadv. Brit. /ˌɪndᵻˈrɛktli/, /ˌɪndʌɪˈrɛktli/, U.S. /ˌɪndəˈrɛk(t)li/, /ˌɪnˌdaɪˈrɛk(t)li/ Forms: Also 1500s indyrectly. Etymology: < indirect adj. + -ly suffix²; in early use perhaps < in- prefix⁴ + directly adv. In an indirect way or manner; not directly. 1. a. Not in a straight line or with a straight course; circuitously: obliquely. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [adverb] > not in a straight course indirectly1474 sideways1722 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iv. iii. 169 The Quene..[may go] on the ryght syde to fore the alphyn, Secondly on the lifte syde where the knyght is, And thirdly indirectly vnto the black poynt to fore the phisicyen [ Cessoles (ed. 1505 h 1 b): Tercio indirectum: ad locum nigrum & uacuum ante medicum]. ?1504 S. Hawes Example of Vertu sig. hh.ii^v Entrynge theyr houses of the .xii. synes Some indyrectly and some by dyrecte lynes. 1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors i. f. 4 In places where the beames are cast indirectly, and obliquely. 1596 Raigne of Edward III sig. A3^v You are the lyneal watch men of our peace, And Iohn of Valoys, in directly climbes. 1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic ii. 15 All objects seen indirectly are seen indistinctly. †b. By crooked methods; wrongfully, unfairly, dishonestly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [adverb] crookedlyc1374 undirectly1535 indirectly1580 obliquely1601 fishily1851 back-handedly1859 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adverb] > not in straightforward manner undirectly1535 indirectly1580 obliquely1601 crookedlya1639 back-handedly1859 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Apposter, to suborne, to appointe some body to saye or doe indirectlye. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V ii. iv. 94 He bids you then resigne Your crowne and kingdome, indirectly held From him. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 937 Unto whom this imputation was laid, that by corruption he had caried away the prize, and indirectly obteined the victorie. †c. Not to the point, evasively. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adverb] > vaguely or inexplicitly overthwartly1571 indirectly1598 implicitly1635 unexplicit1775 inexplicitly1776 vaguely1781 indeterminately1835 woollily1937 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. iii. 65 This bald vnioynted chat of his..I answered indirectly . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iv. vi. 1 To speak so indirectly I am loath, I would say the truth, but to accuse him so That is your part. View more context for this quotation 1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode ii. i. 27 You answer sawcily, and indirectly: What Interest can you pretend in her? 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 305. ¶11 The other is to answer him indirectly, and, if possible, to turn off the Question. 2. a. By indirect action, means, connection, agency, or instrumentality; through some intervening person or thing; mediately. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [adverb] > operating indirectly asidelyc1375 indirectly1477 obliquely1601 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] > by intermediate agency mediately?a1425 indirectly1477 intermediously1657 intermediately1755 medially1846 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 28^v The lyf Jugeth inderectely amongis the dede. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. KKKiii^v Outher immediatly or mediatly: that is to say, without meane, or by some meane, directly or indirectly. 1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes v. f. 199 Whereof any person is not capable directly or by himselfe, he is not capable thereof, indirectly or by an other. 1655 E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1892) II. 172 Tell vs freely whether..Tom Chichly holds any correspondence directly or indirectly with Secretarie Nich. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. v. ii. 482 The state not knowing how to tax directly and proportionably the revenue of its subjects, endeavours to tax it indirectly by taxing their expence, which, it is supposed, will in most cases be nearly in proportion to their revenue. View more context for this quotation 1885 P. G. Tait Properties of Matter iii. §34. 26 Its weight, except indirectly through friction, has nothing to do with it. b. Not in express terms; by suggestion or implication. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > [adverb] sidelings?a1400 covertlyc1400 impliedlyc1449 by implicationa1575 implicatelya1575 implicatively1579 over the shoulder1596 interpretatively1602 implicitly1610 indirectly1613 insinuatively1617 enfoldedly1624 involvedly1624 tacitly1635 tacidly1640 by interpretation1692 adumbratively1753 inexplicitly1776 interpretively1867 1613 G. Wither Abuses Stript i. iv. sig. E2^v If to the Father they dispraise the sonne, It shall be slily, indirectly done. a1616 W. Shakespeare Richard III (1623) iv. iv. 221 + 5 Whose hand soeuer lanch'd their tender hearts, Thy head (all indirectly) gaue direction. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 230 The question..has been already asked and indirectly answered in the Meno. 1882 B. F. Westcott Gospel according to St. John Introd. p. v What then is the evidence which the fourth Gospel itself bears to its authorship, first indirectly, and next directly? 3. Grammar. In or by indirect or oblique oration (see indirect adj. 3b). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > direct speech > [adverb] > indirectly sidelings?a1400 obliquely1816 indirectly1877 1877 W. F. Moulton tr. Winer Gram. N.T. Greek iii. §60. 2 When a writer has begun by quoting words indirectly, he will frequently pass very quickly into the oratio directa. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1474
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