"indirectly" meaning in English

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "directly"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "indirect",
        "3": "ly"
      },
      "expansion": "indirect + -ly",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From indirect + -ly.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "indirectly (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "in‧di‧rect‧ly"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ly",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His alcoholism had a direct effect on his health, and indirectly caused problems for others.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In an indirect manner."
      ],
      "id": "en-indirectly-en-adv-NL5ujPCX",
      "links": [
        [
          "indirect",
          "indirect"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "undirectly"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "dolayısı ilə"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "indirectament"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "nepřímo"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "onrechtstreeks"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "nerekte"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "välillisesti"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "epäsuorasti"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "indirekt"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "plagíos",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "πλαγίως"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "közvetve"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "niebezpośrednio"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "pośrednio"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kosvenno",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "косвенно"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "nepriamo"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "indirectamente"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "tambis"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "in an indirect manner",
          "word": "patambis"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɪndɪˈɹɛktli/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɪndaɪˈɹɛktli/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-indirectly.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/En-us-indirectly.ogg/En-us-indirectly.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/En-us-indirectly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "indirectly"
}

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "directly"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "indirect",
        "3": "ly"
      },
      "expansion": "indirect + -ly",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From indirect + -ly.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "indirectly (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "in‧di‧rect‧ly"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English 4-syllable words",
        "English adverbs",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms suffixed with -ly",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English uncomparable adverbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His alcoholism had a direct effect on his health, and indirectly caused problems for others.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In an indirect manner."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indirect",
          "indirect"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɪndɪˈɹɛktli/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɪndaɪˈɹɛktli/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-indirectly.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/En-us-indirectly.ogg/En-us-indirectly.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/En-us-indirectly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "undirectly"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "dolayısı ilə"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "indirectament"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "nepřímo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "onrechtstreeks"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "nerekte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "välillisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "epäsuorasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "indirekt"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "plagíos",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "πλαγίως"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "közvetve"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "niebezpośrednio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "pośrednio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kosvenno",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "косвенно"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "nepriamo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "indirectamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "tambis"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "in an indirect manner",
      "word": "patambis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "indirectly"
}