indirectly

English

Etymology

From Middle English inderectely, indirectly, equivalent to indirect +‎ -ly or in- +‎ directly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/, /ˌɪn.daɪˈɹɛk(t).li/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹek(t).li/, /ˌɪn.dɑɪˈɹek(t).li/
• Hyphenation: in‧di‧rect‧ly

Adverb

indirectly (comparative more indirectly, superlative most indirectly)

1. In an indirect manner.

   His alcoholism had a direct effect on his health, and indirectly caused problems for others.

   • 1699, Gilbert, Bishop of Sarum [i.e., Gilbert Burnet], “Article XVII. Predestination and Election.”, in An Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England. […], London: […] R[obert] Roberts, for Ri[chard] Chiswell, […], →OCLC, page 151:

     At laſt a new Ceſſation of Hoſtilities upon theſe Points was reſolved on; yet the Hatred continues, and the War goes on, though more covertly, and more indirectly than before.

   • 2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason, Penguin, published 2004, page 205:

     For while he refers to his gout (a good disease), he does not mention the complaint which indirectly killed him, his hydrocele – an enlargement of the scrotum.

Synonyms

• undirectly

Antonyms

• directly

Translations

in an indirect manner

• Azerbaijani: dolayısı ilə
• Catalan: indirectament (ca)
• Czech: nepřímo
• Dutch: onrechtstreeks (nl)
• Esperanto: nerekte
• Finnish: välillisesti, epäsuorasti (fi)
• German: indirekt (de)
• Greek: πλαγίως (el) (plagíos)
• Hungarian: közvetve (hu)
• Polish: niebezpośrednio (pl), pośrednio (pl)
• Russian: косвенно (ru) (kosvenno)
• Slovak: nepriamo
• Spanish: indirectamente (es), indirecte
• Tagalog: tambis, patambis

Anagrams

• cylindrite