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

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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