indirect

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹɛkt/ UK /ˌɪn.daɪˈɹɛkt/ See IPA manual

Freq #28895

Meanings

1

adj
Not happening as a direct or immediate result; reached through other steps or factors.

The new policy had several indirect effects on small businesses.
2

adj
Not done in a clear or straightforward way.

He made some indirect comments suggesting they had acted unfairly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · not done in a clear or... circuitous

Opposites

direct

Word family

Forms indirecterindirectest

Derived forms indirectivityindirectlyindirectness

Related forms indirection

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Etymology

From Middle French indirect, from Late Latin indirectus (“not direct”).

indirect Middle French indirectus la-lat

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Describing Qualities

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