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indirectness Definition


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indirect
adj
    1. Said of a route, course, line, etc: not direct or straight.
      Thesaurus: circuitous, deviating, rambling, meandering, crooked, wandering.
    2. Not going straight to the point; not straightforward or honest; devious.
      Thesaurus: roundabout, periphrastic, long-winded, oblique.
    3. Not directly aimed at or intended.
      Example: indirect consequences
      Thesaurus: backhanded, unintended.
Derivative: indirectly
adverb
    In an indirect way
      Thesaurus: second-hand, obliquely, periphrastically; Antonym: directly.
Derivative: indirectness
noun
    Etymology: 15c.



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