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[ in-duh-rekt, -dahy- ] / ˌɪn dəˈrɛkt, -daɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR indirect ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing. coming or resulting otherwise than directly or immediately, as effects or consequences: an indirect advantage. not direct in action or procedure: His methods are indirect but not dishonest. not straightforward; devious; deceitful: He is known as a shady, indirect fellow. not direct in bearing, application, force, etc.: indirect evidence. of, relating to, or characteristic of indirect discourse: an indirect quote. not descending in a direct line of succession, as a title or inheritance. Origin of indirectFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word indīrēctus.See in-3, direct SYNONYMS FOR indirect2 incidental, unintentional, secondary. SEE SYNONYMS FOR indirect ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM indirectin·di·rect·ly, adverbin·di·rect·ness, nounsem·i-in·di·rect, adjectivesem·i-in·di·rect·ly, adverb sem·i-in·di·rect·ness, noun Words nearby indirectindigo squill, indigotic, indigotin, indinavir, Indio, indirect, indirect address, indirect characterization, indirect cost, indirect costs, indirect discourse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for indirectLiving with the threat of random death raining down leads to a strange way of life, a pathology of indirect fire. Dodging Rockets in Afghanistan as the Taliban’s Fighting Season Begins|Nick Willard|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Instead, officials are musing about indirect sources of supply, by and through third countries. CIA Director’s Trip to Kiev Was a Warning to Putin|Leslie H. Gelb|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST And the new channels tend to be underground, indirect, and unaccountable. The Answer to the McCutcheon Decision Is More Big Money in Politics|Jonathan Rauch|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Saudis don't want an open break with Washington, so their critique is indirect. Saudi Arabia Blames America for the Turmoil in Egypt|Bruce Riedel|August 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Police arrested Brooks under a little-known Nevada law that prohibits threats, direct or indirect, against a public officer. The Assemblyman Has a Gun: The Steven Brooks Saga|Jon Ralston|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST After attaching the petiole to the recording lever, indirect stimulus is applied, generally speaking, at a distance of 15 mm. Life Movements in Plants|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose This indirect influence of stockwatering toward excessive rates and prices becomes effective in two ways. Distributive Justice|John A. (John Augustine) Ryan Give an example from your own experience of a case in which it is hard to distinguish between direct and indirect evidence. The Making of Arguments|J. H. Gardiner Those who have studied Latin will find the “indirect discourse” of Cicero a useful model. Threads of Grey and Gold|Myrtle Reed Nevertheless, I ventured to approach the subject in an indirect manner. The Mystery of 31 New Inn|R. Austin Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for indirect
adjectivedeviating from a direct course or line; roundabout; circuitous not coming as a direct effect or consequence; secondaryindirect benefits not straightforward, open, or fair; devious or evasivean indirect insult (of a title or an inheritance) not inherited in an unbroken line of succession from father to son Derived forms of indirectindirectly, adverbindirectness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to indirectambiguous, tortuous, oblique, incidental, implied, ancillary, circuitous, collateral, circular, complicated, contingent, crooked, devious, discursive, duplicitous, erratic, eventual, long, long-winded, meandering |