'Indirectly' definitions:

Definition of 'indirectly'

(from WordNet)
adverb
Not in a forthright manner; "he answered very indirectly" [ant: directly, flat, straight]

Definition of 'Indirectly'

From: GCIDE
  • Indirectly \In`di*rect"ly\, adv. In an direct manner; not in a straight line or course; not in express terms; obliquely; not by direct means; hence, unfairly; wrongly. [1913 Webster]
  • To tax it indirectly by taxing their expense. --A. Smith. [1913 Webster]
  • Your crown and kingdom indirectly held. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'indirectly'

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