indirectly

[ in-duh-rekt-lee, -dahy- ]
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adverb
  1. in a roundabout way; not by the shortest or straightest path: Since I had time to spare I took a bus that went a bit indirectly to my destination, and saw places on the way that I never knew existed.

  2. by a connection that is not immediate: We all pay into the federal tax system indirectly when we purchase goods from companies that pay taxes.

  1. in a way that is veiled or not straightforward; obliquely: I use poetic language to speak indirectly about those things that seem to slip from our grasp as soon as we name them.

  2. deviously or covertly: The ad comes from a group indirectly funded by the cult and calling itself by another name.

  3. Grammar. as indirect discourse; not as an actual quotation:If I’m reporting the person’s speech indirectly, I’d speak about them in the third person—using “she,” “he,” or “they.”

Origin of indirectly

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Other words from indirectly

  • sem·i-in·di·rect·ly, adverb

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