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Definition of Indirect
1. Adjective. Having intervening factors or persons or influences. "An indirect cause"
Similar to: Mediate
2. Adjective. Not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination. "You must take an indirect course in sailing"
Attributes: Directness, Straightness
Similar to: Askance, Askant, Asquint, Sidelong, Squint, Squint-eyed, Squinty, Circuitous, Devious, Roundabout, Diversionary, Meandering, Rambling, Wandering, Winding
Also: Crooked
Antonyms: Direct
Derivative terms: Indirectness
Similar to: Askance, Askant, Asquint, Sidelong, Squint, Squint-eyed, Squinty, Circuitous, Devious, Roundabout, Diversionary, Meandering, Rambling, Wandering, Winding
Also: Crooked
Antonyms: Direct
Derivative terms: Indirectness
3. Adjective. Descended from a common ancestor but through different lines. "An indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
4. Adjective. Extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action. "Known as a shady indirect fellow"
Similar to: Allusive, Backhanded, Circuitous, Roundabout, Ambagious, Circumlocutious, Circumlocutory, Periphrastic, Devious, Oblique, Digressive, Discursive, Excursive, Rambling, Hearsay, Mealy-mouthed, Mealymouthed, Tortuous
Antonyms: Direct
Antonyms: Direct
5. Adjective. Not as a direct effect or consequence. "An indirect advantage"
Definition of Indirect
1. a. Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.
Definition of Indirect
1. Adjective. Not direct; roundabout; deceiving; setting a trap; confusing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Indirect
1. not direct [adj]
Medical Definition of Indirect
1. 1. Not immediate or straight. 2. Acting through an intermediary agent. Origin: L. Indirectus This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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