indirectly

English

Etymology

From Middle English inderectely, indirectly, equivalent to indirect +‎ -ly or in- +‎ directly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪndɪˈɹɛktli/, /ˌɪndaɪˈɹɛktli/
• Hyphenation: in‧di‧rect‧ly

• Audio (US):

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Adverb

indirectly (not comparable)

1. In an indirect manner.

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

   • 2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason, Penguin, published 2004, page 205:

     For while he refers to his gout (a good disease), he does not mention the complaint which indirectly killed him, his hydrocele – an enlargement of the scrotum.

Synonyms

• undirectly

Antonyms

• directly

Translations

in an indirect manner

Azerbaijani: dolayısı ilə Catalan: indirectament (ca) Czech: nepřímo Dutch: onrechtstreeks Esperanto: nerekte Finnish: välillisesti, epäsuorasti (fi) German: indirekt (de) Greek: πλαγίως (el) (plagíos) Hungarian: közvetve (hu) Polish: niebezpośrednio (pl), pośrednio (pl) Russian: косвенно (ru) (kosvenno) Slovak: nepriamo Spanish: indirectamente (es), indirecte Tagalog: tambis, patambis

Anagrams

• cylindrite