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Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a
direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road. |
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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. |
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Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest;
tending to mislead or deceive. |
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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. |
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Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and
direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc. |