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indirectly
in·di·rect I0107800 (ĭn′dĭ-rĕkt′, -dī-)adj.1. Diverging from a direct course; roundabout.2. a. Not proceeding straight to the point or object.b. Not forthright and candid; devious.3. Not directly planned for; secondary: indirect benefits.4. Reporting the exact or approximate words of another with such changes as are necessary to bring the original statement into grammatical conformity with the sentence in which it is included: indirect discourse.5. Logic Involving, relating to, or being the proof of a statement by the demonstration of the impossibility or absurdity of the statement's negation.6. Sports Being an indirect free kick.
in′di·rect′ly adv.in′di·rect′ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | indirectly - not in a forthright manner; "he answered very indirectly"flat, straight, directly - in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" |
indirectlyadverb1. by implication, in a roundabout way, circumlocutorily Drugs are indirectly responsible for the violence.2. obliquely, in a roundabout way, evasively, not in so many words, circuitously, periphrastically He referred indirectly to the territorial dispute.3. second-hand, on the grapevine (informal) He'd heard, indirectly, that I was a major opponent of their plan.Translationsindirectly
Synonyms for indirectlyadv by implicationSynonyms- by implication
- in a roundabout way
- circumlocutorily
adv obliquelySynonyms- obliquely
- in a roundabout way
- evasively
- not in so many words
- circuitously
- periphrastically
adv second-handSynonyms- second-hand
- on the grapevine
Antonyms for indirectlyadv not in a forthright mannerAntonyms |