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indirect definition
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Grep of noun indirect indirect antonym indirect correlation indirect discourse indirect evidence indirect expression indirect fire indirect immunofluorescence indirect lighting indirect object indirect request indirect tax indirection indirectness Overview of adj indirect The adj indirect has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (8) indirect -- (having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause") 2. (2) indirect -- (not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "must take an indirect couse in sailing") 3. collateral, indirect -- (descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts") 4. indirect -- (extended senses not direct in manner or language or behavior or action "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow") 5. indirect -- (not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage") Antonyms of adj indirect 5 senses of indirect Sense 1 indirect INDIRECT (VIA mediate) -> immediate Sense 2 indirect (vs. direct) direct (vs. indirect) => door-to-door => nonstop => point-blank => short, shortest => straightforward => undeviating, unswerving => through(postnominal) Sense 3 collateral (vs. lineal), indirect Sense 4 indirect (vs. direct) direct (vs. indirect) => bluff => blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank => no-nonsense => plain, unvarnished => pointed => square(postnominal), straightforward => flat-footed => man-to-man Sense 5 indirect INDIRECT (VIA secondary) -> primary Similarity of adj indirect 5 senses of indirect Sense 1 indirect => mediate (vs. immediate) Sense 2 indirect (vs. direct) => askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong => devious, circuitous, roundabout => diversionary => meandering(postnominal), rambling, wandering(postnominal), winding => askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong Also See-> crooked#1 Sense 3 collateral (vs. lineal), indirect Also See-> related#2 Sense 4 indirect (vs. direct) => allusive => backhanded => circuitous, roundabout => circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious => devious, oblique => digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling => hearsay => mealymouthed, mealy-mouthed => tortuous Sense 5 indirect => secondary (vs. primary) Attributes of adj indirect 1 of 5 senses of indirect Sense 2 indirect (vs. direct) => directness, straightness Familiarity of adj indirect indirect used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj indirect indirect Overview of adj indirect The adj indirect has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (8) indirect -- (having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause") 2. (2) indirect -- (not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "must take an indirect couse in sailing") 3. collateral, indirect -- (descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts") 4. indirect -- (extended senses not direct in manner or language or behavior or action "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow") 5. indirect -- (not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage")
indirect definition
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