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indirectly

  • adverb
  • in·di·rect·ly
  • /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/

In an indirect manner.

Example

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

Antonyms

  • directly

Word history

From Middle English "inderectely".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “indirectly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.