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indirectly
[in-duh-rekt-lee, -dahy-]
adverb
in a roundabout way; not by the shortest or straightest path.
Since I had time to spare I took a bus that went a bit indirectly to my destination, and saw places on the way that I never knew existed.
by a connection that is not immediate.
We all pay into the federal tax system indirectly when we purchase goods from companies that pay taxes.
in a way that is veiled or not straightforward; obliquely.
I use poetic language to speak indirectly about those things that seem to slip from our grasp as soon as we name them.
deviously or covertly.
The ad comes from a group indirectly funded by the cult and calling itself by another name.
Grammar.Ìýas indirect discourse; not as an actual quotation.
If I’m reporting the person’s speech indirectly, I’d speak about them in the third person—using “she,†“he,†or “they.â€
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- semi-indirectly adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of indirectly1
Example Sentences
Carter became seriously unwell with Covid which "refocused our world completely", she says, "and then I got ill with something else, which was indirectly related to Covid".
Black people are the miners' canaries in American society who are dying younger and at higher rates from a range of causes directly and indirectly related to racism and other forms of inequality and oppression.
Some 86,000 people now work directly or indirectly for Chile's farmed salmon industry, according to trade body Salmón Chile.
Sickness spreads, often directly through viruses or indirectly by depleting family resources, putting stress on people that degrades their health.
Deborah’s relief is tinged with guilt, and the interaction indirectly leads her to realize that she’s constantly failing to protect the ones she loves.
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