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Indirectly

adverb/ˌɪndɚɹˈɛktli/
Definition
not in a forthright manner
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˌɪndɚɹˈɛktli/
🇬🇧British English
/ɪndaɪɹˈɛktli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɪndaɪɹˈɛktli/
4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndɚɹˈɛktli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbnot in a forthright manner
“he answered very indirectly”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
indirekt
nicht direkt
🇫🇷French
indirectement
pas de manière franche
🇪🇸Spanish
indirectamente
no de manera directa
🇮🇹Italian
indirettamente
non in modo schietto
🇳🇱Dutch
indirect
niet op een openhartige manier
🇵🇹Portuguese
indiretamente
não de uma maneira direta
🇷🇺Russian
косвенно
не в прямой форме
India
🇮🇳Hindi
परोक्ष रूप से
स्पष्ट तरीके से नहीं
🇧🇩Bengali
পরোক্ষভাবে
স্পষ্টভাবে নয়
🇮🇳Tamil
மறைமுகமாக
நேரடியான முறையில் இல்லை
🇮🇳Telugu
పరోక్షంగా
సూటిగా కాదు
🇮🇳Marathi
अप्रत्यक्षपणे
स्पष्टपणे नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
પરોક્ષ રીતે
સ્પષ્ટ રીતે નહીં
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪರೋಕ್ಷವಾಗಿ
ನೇರವಾದ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പരോക്ഷമായി
നേരായ രീതിയിലല്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਸਿੱਧੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ
ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
بالواسطہ طور پر
واضح طور پر نہیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
间接地
不以直率的方式
🇯🇵Japanese
間接的に
率直な態度ではない
🇰🇷Korean
간접적으로
솔직하게 말고
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gián tiếp
không phải một cách thẳng thắn
🇹🇭Thai
ทางอ้อม
ไม่ใช่ในลักษณะตรงไปตรงมา
🇮🇩Indonesian
secara tidak langsung
tidak secara terus terang
🇵🇭Filipino
hindi direkta
hindi sa paraang tahasan
🇲🇾Malay
secara tidak langsung
bukan secara terus terang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بشكل غير مباشر
ليس بطريقة صريحة
🇮🇷Persian
غیر مستقیم
نه به صورت صریح
🇹🇷Turkish
dolaylı olarak
açık bir şekilde değil
🇮🇱Hebrew
בַּעֲקִיפִין
לא בצורה ישרה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'indirectly'?
The primary meaning of 'indirectly' is 'not in a forthright manner'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'indirectly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'indirectly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'indirectly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'indirectly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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