Australian English Meaning of indirect

indirect

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Definitions and Meaning of indirect in English

Wordnet

indirect (s)

having intervening factors or persons or influences

not as a direct effect or consequence

Wordnet

indirect (a)

not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination

descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action

Webster

indirect (a.)

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal.

Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive.

Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect results, damages, or claims.

Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc.

FAQs About the word indirect

indirect

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circular,roundabout,roundabout,Misleading,serpentine,subtle,tortuous,Twisting,winding,calculating

direct,honest,open,plain,straight,straightforward,candid,forthright,honest,unhidden

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