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Indirectly

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Adverb

1. indirectly

not in a forthright manner

Example Sentences:
'he answered very indirectly'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Indirectly

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adjective
1. 
deviating from a direct course or line; roundabout; circuitous
2. 
not coming as a direct effect or consequence; secondary
indirect benefits
3. 
not straightforward, open, or fair; devious or evasive
an indirect insult
4. 
(of a title or an inheritance) not inherited in an unbroken line of succession from father to son

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Indirectly

see synonyms of indirectly
adjective
not direct
; specif.,
a. 
not straight; deviating; roundabout
b. 
not straight to the point, or to the person or thing aimed at
an indirect reply
c. 
not straightforward; not fair and open; dishonest
indirect dealing
d. 
not immediate; secondary
an indirect result

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Indirectly

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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