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Indirectly

/ˌɪndaɪˈɹɛktli/

In an indirect manner.

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adverb
  1. 1

    In an indirect manner.

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WordDefinition
flatnounHaving no variations in height.
straightnounNot crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
directlyIn a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means.

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WordDefinition
implicitlyWithout doubting or questioning.
secondarilyIn a secondary manner or degree.
publiclyIn public, openly, in an open and public manner.
incidentally(speech act, conjunctive) Parenthetically, by the way.
tangentiallyIn a tangential manner or direction.
directlyIn a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means.
directProceeding without deviation or interruption.
remotelyAt a distance, far away.
inverselyIn an inverse order or manner; by inversion.
tacitlyIn a tacit manner; done in silence or implied.
imperceptiblyNot noticeably; such that it cannot be detected, through being too small or too fast, etc.
obliquelyIn an oblique manner; sideways.
overheadAbove one's head; in the sky.
circuitouslyIn a circuitous manner; following a circuitous route.
roundaboutlyIn a roundabout manner; indirectly.
sidewaysMoving or directed toward one side.
sidelongDirected to the side; sideways.
mediatelyIn a mediate manner, by the intervention of an intermediary agent or means; indirectly.
vicariouslyIn a vicarious manner; indirectly; as, by, or through a substitute; by proxy.
slantwiseDiagonal, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes

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