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in·di·rect
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ˌɪn
dəˈrɛkt, -daɪ-
/
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in-d
uh
-
rekt
, -dahy-
]
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adjective
1.
not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight
line
; roundabout:
an indirect course in sailing.
2.
coming or resulting otherwise than directly or immediately, as effects or consequences:
an indirect advantage.
3.
not direct in action or procedure:
His methods are indirect but not dishonest.
4.
not straightforward; devious; deceitful:
He is known as a shady, indirect fellow.
5.
not direct in bearing, application,
force
, etc.:
indirect evidence.
6.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of
indirect discourse
:
an indirect quote.
7.
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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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
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
indirect
1474, from M.Fr. indirect (1364), from L. indirectus, from in- "not" + directus (see
direct
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Other organisms, including herbivores such as deer, depend on it
indirectly
.
Whatever affects one directly affects all
indirectly
.
So health care is only partially and
indirectly
rationed by price.
Dark matter has only been detected
indirectly
, so far.
Thus humanity is already appropriating, directly or
indirectly
, more than half of the water supply that is now accessible.
Toys are made, directly or
indirectly
, from natural resources.
The invention of telegraphy
indirectly
brought about a great advance in our knowledge of deep-sea fauna.
And it affects them
indirectly
, as farmers switch to maize from other crops.
Boron absorbs neutrons and helps slow down the nuclear reaction, thus
indirectly
reducing the heat being generated.
But now cosmic rays have been detected,
indirectly
, coming from an unusual source: normal stars.
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