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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.
EXPANDnot direct in bearing, application, force, etc.: indirect evidence.
6.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of indirect discourse: an indirect quote.
7.
COLLAPSEnot descending in a direct line of succession, as a title or inheritance.
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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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