Word
Indirect
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
in-di-rect
Definition
- a. - Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a
direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.
- a. - Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest
course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by
remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal.
- a. - Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest;
tending to mislead or deceive.
- a. - Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or
less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect
results, damages, or claims.
- a. - Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and
direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc.
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