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indirect
What does indirect mean?
indirect (adjective): having intervening factors or persons or influences.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use indirect in a sentence?
- Reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Indirect evidence. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce indirect?
/ɪndəˈɹɛkt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does indirect come from?
From Middle French indirect, from Late Latin indirectus (“not direct”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “indirect” mean?
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
Not quite: that's what profound means.
with all parts included; with nothing missing; full
Not quite: that's what complete means.
having intervening factors or persons or influences
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at a higher physical position, level, rank or order
Not quite: that's what upper means.
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