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[in-duh-rekt, -dahy-]

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adjective

not 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.

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of, pertaining to, or characteristic of indirect discourse: an indirect quote.

not descending in a direct line of succession, as a title or inheritance.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin indīrēctus. See in-³, direct

Related forms

in·di·rect·ly, adverb

in·di·rect·ness, noun

sem·i-in·di·rect, adjective

sem·i-in·di·rect·ly, adverb

sem·i-in·di·rect·ness, noun

Synonyms
2. incidental, unintentional, secondary.

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Start them over indirect heat, away from the hottest part of the grill.

The article could have also been improved by noting that the indirect cost rates for research.

From here to there is a colourful ride, a somewhat indirect route from hapless dish-washer to successful restaurateur.

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Start them over indirect heat, away from the hottest part of the grill.

The article could have also been improved by noting that the indirect cost rates for research.

From here to there is a colourful ride, a somewhat indirect route from hapless dish-washer to successful restaurateur.

But indirect observation techniques have produced many recent discoveries.

But some plants also employ indirect defenses by releasing chemicals that attract the natural enemies of herbivores.

Display in bright, indirect light, and water regularly.

In a way, this has always made me feel better about my own indirect.

These so-called indirect land use impacts have questionable scientific validity.

Resources, time, and the emphasis on direct measures and indirect measures rather than quality indicators.

The price was to make democracy indirect and less participatory.

Green roof advocates point to other indirect benefits, such as reduced stress on sewer systems.

They can lead to more cloudiness--a phenomenon called the indirect aerosol effect--which reflects sunlight away.

Indoors, display plants away from heater vents in a spot that gets bright, indirect light.

He starts by focusing on the concept of indirect action.

The effects in war of a loss of prestige are in general indirect and slow.

And, yes, my research engagement has direct and indirect benefits on my work.

The indirect cost will be harder to measure, but could be more important.

Instead astronomers spotted the exoplanet using an indirect technique called radial velocity.

But evidence for this peculiar behavior has been limited to indirect detection via nuclear magnetic resonance imaging.

Water the wreath well and set it in bright, indirect light for several days.

But while compelling, such demonstrations are indirect.

Their high operational and indirect cost in terms of reduced plant availability would be borne by the local ratepayers.

Many private universities have found ways to generate a surplus even after direct and indirect costs have been met.

Add to that the indirect costs of obesity, such as lost productivity due to sickness or premature death.

Indirect effects of climate change can also cause entire species to go extinct.

If all direct, indirect subsidies/costs are in oil, coal then their costs would double.

There are indirect signs that fully multicelluar animals probably evolved then.

Turnover carries direct and indirect costs that weigh on a company's performance.

In addition, many of the indicators or their proxies have only an indirect relationship to educational quality.

It's also that warming has countless indirect effects.

Astronomers have also collected indirect evidence that it has a moon.

But only indirect evidence over the years supported the idea.

Figuring out why a species became extinct is often a tricky business, especially in distinguishing direct and indirect causes.

Pressure on the eye during indirect ophthalmoscopy by may be slightly uncomfortable, but it should not be painful.

Research revenue and indirect costs usually figure separately.

For example, indirect reductions from energy generation don t qualify.

The days of outright slaughter are gone, but humans continue to pressure wildlife here in indirect ways.

Because this is an indirect result, it is not rigorous proof.

As opposed to silicon's indirect band gap, quantum dots have a direct band gap.

Indirect changes in employment, compensation and tax revenues that are a result of a cancellation of purchased.

As an architect, however, my engagement with these committees is often indirect.

The indirect approach seeks second-hand signs of the transgene or its vector.

Oil is thought to affect marine animals through inhalation or direct and indirect ingestion-for example, by eating tainted fish.

All of the evidence for the existence of dark matter both observational and experimental is based on indirect inferences.

You'll want to have to have both direct and indirect heat to grill your pizza.

In the hands of anyone less skilled, this verbal volleyball of direct and indirect quotations would likely be a disaster.

The only indirect evidence of bigfoot is footprints, again traced to several hoaxers across the western states.

Yet this is all merely indirect evidence for the impact of mobile telecoms on economic growth.

Such orphans are often the indirect casualties of poaching, driven by the high prices ivory can fetch.

Indirect land-use change refers to the opportunity lost had the biofuel feedstock acres been set aside for other uses.

While few details are public, the place includes deep security perimeters and buildings hardened to withstand indirect fire.

They say they then went to direct talks even though no progress had been made on the indirect track.

They do so not for its in own sake, but as an indirect way of addressing race-effectively pursuing both goals at once.

Add the indirect effect on clouds and this could increase markedly, though there are great uncertainties.

The sardine run is an indirect result of that interplay.

Hematocrit etc are indirect markers, and not conclusive of anything but a need to be suspicious.

Another indirect benefit of destroying refining capacity:.

But dramatically this picture is indirect and confused.

One indirect way to do this is to ask about tenure procedures in the department and the role of the chair.

In part this might be accomplished by pursuing a more indirect approach when confronted with new irregular warfare threats.

If anything, the story is an indirect argument for some sort of legalization or.

Oh, but maybe the university could be an indirect business.

If necessary, push coals to one side of grill to create indirect heat.

Or hiring committees seek that information through indirect means.

India's tax system suffers from widespread evasion of direct taxes and a proliferation of confusing indirect ones.

As a result, astronomers have had to rely on indirect methods of calibration.

Those temperatures will provide indirect clues as to where the water is and how much is present.

The military said the soldier was killed by indirect fire, a phrase that usually means a rocket or mortar attack.

We all enjoy misfortunes of others in the indirect way of being glad this particular error was not done by us.

Perhaps he should suggest indirect talks to explore fresh negotiating possibilities.

Tamalpais could provide indirect evidence of the thrust fault but the uplift is too small to be measured accurately with current.

But there are indirect ways for microbes to change our minds.

In recent years, new exchange-traded funds have enabled more indirect ownership of silver bullion and futures contracts.

But when people talk about racism, indirect or vicarious experiences of discrimination seem to be important.

Plus, it might have an indirect positive effect on the over population problem lol.

Your editorial can be read as providing indirect support for such a welcome development.

But you are only getting indirect snippets from complex conversations.

There seems to be some indirect force or alterior motif behind this hypothesis.

Even supposedly free amenities in the public spaces generate indirect earnings, she said.

And that controlling approach can underly criticism whether it's hard or soft, direct or indirect.

So a time measurement is a direct or indirect comparison to this defined standard.

Quantified data is one source of viable measurement, but it is perforce indirect and mediated by way of large numbers.

We have some indirect evidence for big bang and dark matter.

Well the public would care because of indirect effects.

It's interesting that with video games the game designers have created something that has an indirect real-world benefit.

The difference between today's issues and yesterday's successful campaigns is the difference between direct and indirect impact.

And don't forget the indirect effects ethanol and soy boydiesel advocates.

The indirect signature of hunters can also be seen in the ecological record.

Directly limit the problem versus a convoluted indirect plan that would be full of corruption.

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World English Dictionary

indirect (ˌɪndɪˈrɛkt)

—*adj*
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

indi'rectly

—*adv*

indi'rectness

—n

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Word Origin & History

indirect

1474, from M.Fr. indirect (1364), from L. indirectus, from in- "not" + directus (see direct).

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