indirectly
Syllables: in·di·rect·lyUK/ˌɪn.dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/
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Australia/ˌɪn.dɪˈɹek(t).li/
indirectly adverb: in an indirect manner.
Adverb
indirectly (comparative more indirectly, superlative most indirectly)
- In an indirect manner.
- His alcoholism had a direct effect on his health, and indirectly caused problems for others.
- At laſt a new Ceſſation of Hoſtilities upon theſe Points was reſolved on; yet the Hatred continues, and the War goes on, though more covertly, and more indirectly than before.1699, Gilbert, Bishop of Sarum [i.e., Gilbert Burnet], “Article XVII. Predestination and Election.”, in An Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England. […], London: […] R[obert]...
- Synonyms:
- undirectly
indirectly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
indirectly in Hindi
- अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से, परोक्ष रूप से, अप्रत्यक्षर रूप से
indirectly in Tamil
- மறைமுகமாக
indirectly in Marathi
- अप्रत्यक्षपणे, अप्रत्यक्षरित्या
indirectly in Urdu
- indirectly, warningly
- اشارتا iśāratan
More languagesFewer languages
- indirectly in Bengali
- পরোক্ষভাবে, ঘুরিয়ে
- indirectly in Telugu
- పరోక్షంగా
- indirectly in Malayalam
- പരോക്ഷമായി, നേരിട്ടല്ലാതെ, മറ്റൊരുവഴിയിലൂടെ, മറ്റൊരാൾഴി
- indirectly in Kannada
- ಪರೋಕ್ಷವಾಗಿ
- indirectly in Punjabi
- ਅਸਿੱਧੇ ਤੌਰ'ਤੇ, ਅਸਿੱਧੇ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ, ਅਸਿੱਧੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ
- indirectly in Gujarati
- પરોક્ષ રીતે, આડકતરી રીતે, અપ્રત્યક્ષરૂપે
- indirectly in Odia
- ପରୋକ୍ଷ ଭାବେ, ପରୋକ୍ଷ ଭାବରେ
- indirectly in Tagalog
- tambis, patambis
Synonyms of indirectly
Antonyms
Forms of indirectly
| comparative | more indirectly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most indirectly |
Origin of indirectly
From Middle English inderectely, indirectly, equivalent to indirect + -ly or in- + directly.
Questions about indirectly
- What does indirectly mean?
- Indirectly means in an indirect manner.
- What is indirectly in Hindi?
- Indirectly in Hindi is अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से, परोक्ष रूप से, अप्रत्यक्षर रूप से. See Indirectly meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is indirectly?
- Indirectly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce indirectly?
- Indirectly is pronounced /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/ (UK).
Words near indirectly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: indirectly (page history and authors); indirectly (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); indirectly (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); indirectly (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); اشارتا (Urdu) (page history and authors); indirectly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indirectly (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); indirectly (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); indirectly (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); indirectly (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); indirectly (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); indirectly (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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