"indirectly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌɪndɪˈɹɛktli/, /ˌɪndaɪˈɹɛktli/ Audio: en-us-indirectly.ogg Forms: more indirectly [comparative], most indirectly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English inderectely, indirectly, equivalent to indirect + -ly or in- + directly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inderectely}} Middle English inderectely, {{af|en|indirect|-ly|id2=adverbial}} indirect + -ly, {{af|en|in-|directly}} in- + directly Head templates: {{en-adv}} indirectly (comparative more indirectly, superlative most indirectly)
  1. In an indirect manner. Synonyms: undirectly Translations (in an indirect manner): dolayısı ilə (Azerbaijani), indirectament (Catalan), nepřímo (Czech), onrechtstreeks (Dutch), nerekte (Esperanto), välillisesti (Finnish), epäsuorasti (Finnish), indirekt (German), πλαγίως (plagíos) (Greek), közvetve (Hungarian), niebezpośrednio (Polish), pośrednio (Polish), косвенно (kosvenno) (Russian), nepriamo (Slovak), indirectamente (Spanish), indirecte (Spanish), tambis (Tagalog), patambis (Tagalog)

Alternative forms

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