indirect

indirect has 10 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• a.. Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.
• a.. Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal.
• a.. Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive.
• a.. Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect results, damages, or claims.
• a.. Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc.
• a.. not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"
• a.. 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"
• a.. having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"
• a.. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
• a.. not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"