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indirectly

/ɪnˈdɪrɛktli/ adverb · British & US

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What does indirectly mean?

adverb

In a roundabout or indirect manner; not directly.

Example

"She indirectly implied that he was responsible for the mistake."

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Words that share this root

indirect direct oblique circumlocution

What's another word for indirectly?

obliquely circumstantially tacitly implicitly by implication inferredly

What's the opposite of indirectly?

directly explicitly openly

Rhymes with indirectly

indirectly directly explicitly implicitly