indirect
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
indirect/ɪndəˈrekt/
▶adjective
- 1 not direct.
■ Soccer denoting a free kick from which a goal may not be scored directly.
- 2 (of costs) deriving from overhead charges or subsidiary work.
- 3 (of taxation) levied on goods and services rather than income or profits.
– derivatives
indirection noun,
indirectly adverb,
indirectness noun.
indirection noun,
indirectly adverb,
indirectness noun.
'indirect' also found in these Oxford entries:
allusion
- backhanded
- contagious
- dative
- give
- hint
- indirect object
- indirect question
- indirect speech
- insinuate
- knock-on
- lateral thinking
- of
- periphrasis
- repercussion
- snide
- stealth tax
- subtle
- symbolism
- wend
- wheel

