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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | extended senses |
| def | not direct in manner or language or behavior or action |
| examples | making indirect but legitimate inquiries an indirect insult doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest known as a shady indirect fellow |
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| Antonym | indirect → direct |
| Similar to | allusive; backhanded; circuitous, roundabout; circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious; devious, oblique; digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling; hearsay; mealymouthed, mealy-mouthed; tortuous |
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| Antonym | direct → indirect |
| Similar to | allusive; backhanded; circuitous, roundabout; circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious; devious, oblique; digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling; hearsay; mealymouthed, mealy-mouthed; tortuous |
| Derived from adjective | indirectly → indirect |
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