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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•di•rect /ˌɪndəˈrɛkt, -daɪ-/USA pronunciation adj. - not following a straight line:an indirect route.
- not intended;
incidental:an indirect outcome. - not direct in action or procedure;
roundabout:The politician's indirect answers were frustrating. - not direct in bearing, force, etc.:indirect evidence.
in•di•rect•ly, adv. in•di•rect•ness, n. [uncountable]See -rect-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•di•rect (in′də rekt′, -dī-),USA pronunciation adj. - not in a direct course or path;
deviating from a straight line;
roundabout:an indirect course in sailing. - coming or resulting otherwise than directly or immediately, as effects or consequences:an indirect advantage.
- 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. - not direct in bearing, application, force, etc.:indirect evidence.
- Grammarof, pertaining to, or characteristic of indirect discourse:an indirect quote.
- not descending in a direct line of succession, as a title or inheritance.
- Medieval Latin indīrēctus. See in-3, direct
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged incidental, unintentional, secondary.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: indirect /ˌɪndɪˈrɛkt/ adj - deviating from a direct course or line; roundabout; circuitous
- not coming as a direct effect or consequence; secondary: indirect benefits
- not straightforward, open, or fair; devious or evasive
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