Added 30 September 2026
indirect
/ˌɪn.daɪˈɹɛkt/ adjective
In Latin: obliquus Wiktionary
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Not direct: Not of obvious or immediate cause, but as a secondary result.
The direct result of socialising every day in the bars may be happiness and meeting new people, but the indirect results could be addiction, or even poverty.
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Not of obvious or immediate cause, but as a secondary result.
The direct result of socialising every day in the bars may be happiness and meeting new people, but the indirect results could be addiction, or even poverty.
- Not focused straight at the target or subject; whose true aim appears secondary or obscure.
noun
verb
- To access by means of indirection; to dereference.
Origin
From Middle French indirect, from Late Latin indirectus (“not direct”).
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