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   indirect

   /ˌɪndɪˈrɛkt/

   adjective

   • 1. not directly caused by or resulting from something: "full employment would have an indirect effect on wage levels" Similar incidentalaccidentalunintendedsecondarysubordinateancillarycollateralconcomitantaccompanyingcontingentresultingresultantconsequentialderivedderivativeOpposite direct
   • ▪ not done directly; conducted through intermediaries: "local government under the indirect control of the British"
   • ▪ (of costs) deriving from overhead charges or subsidiary work: "hidden or indirect costs involved in training"
   • ▪ (of taxation) levied on goods and services rather than income or profits.
   • 2. (of a route) not straight; not following the shortest way: "he took a careful, indirect route home from his dockside rendezvous" Similar roundaboutcircuitousdeviantdivergentwanderingmeanderingserpentinewindingcurvingtortuouszigzagrare:anfractuousOpposite direct
   • ▪ (of lighting) from a concealed source and diffusely reflected: "fittings were installed to give a subdued, indirect light in the nave"
   • ▪ denoting a free kick from which a goal may not be scored directly.
   • 3. avoiding direct mention or exposition of a subject: "an indirect attack on the Archbishop" Similar obliqueinexplicitroundaboutcircuitousimplicitimpliedallusive

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘not in full grammatical concord’): from medieval Latin indirectus, from in- ‘not’ + directus (see direct).

   Derivatives

   • 1. indirectness noun

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     indirect translate: indirect/-ecte, détourné/-ée,...

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     INDIRECT translate: memutar, tidak langsung, tidak langsung....

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     INDIRECT translate: 間接的な, 間接的（かんせつてき）な, 間接的な. Learn more in...

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   coming or resulting otherwise than directly or immediately, as effects or consequences: an indirect advantage. Synonyms: secondary, unintentional, incidental. not direct in action or procedure: His methods are indirect but not dishonest. not straightforward; devious; deceitful: He is known as a shady, indirect fellow.

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   Something indirect is not hitting the target exactly. Indirect sunlight doesn't shine right on you — it reflects off a window or is muted by a shade. If direct makes you think of a straight line, then indirect looks like a crooked one — there are turns and stops along the way.