Results

Definition of indirectly : In an direct manner; not in a straight line or course; not in express terms; obliquely; not by direct means; hence, unfairly; wrongly.

Synonyms:

diffusely, by indirection, periphrastically, from a secondary source, not immediately, in a roundabout way, circumlocutorily, lengthily, discursively, by implication, secondhand

occasionally, inconclusively, presumptively, uncertainly, incidentally, inferentially, eventually, circumstantially

elusively, delicately, subtly, implicitly

Usage examples:

• " Yes, it will, indirectly," Lance declared. - "True and Other Stories", George Parsons Lathrop.
• And because no man likes to be called a coward, no matter how indirectly, Tamar sought to hit back ... - "The Return of Tharn", Howard Carleton Browne.
• Frequently he was referred to as Pop, a distinction by which his friends indirectly expressed their admiration for one who was laughingly referred to as the " Papa of his Land," just as the great man for whom he was named was the " Father of his Country." - "The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine", Ross Kay.