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Indirect
ˌɪndɪˈrɛkt
Indirect definitions
adjective
indirect
- not directly caused by or resulting from something
"full employment would have an indirect effect on wage levels"
incidental accidental unintended secondary subordinate ancillary collateral concomitant accompanying contingent resulting resultant consequential derived derivative- not done directly; conducted through intermediaries
"local government under the indirect control of the British"
- (of costs) deriving from overhead charges or subsidiary work
"hidden or indirect costs involved in training"
- (of taxation) levied on goods and services rather than income or profits
- (of a route) not straight; not following the shortest way
"he took a careful, indirect route home from his dockside rendezvous"
roundabout circuitous deviant divergent wandering meandering serpentine winding curving tortuous zigzag- (of lighting) from a concealed source and diffusely reflected
"fittings were installed to give a subdued, indirect light in the nave"
- denoting a free kick from which a goal may not be scored directly
- avoiding direct mention or exposition of a subject
"an indirect attack on the Archbishop"