indirectly

🇺🇸 /ˌɪndəˈrektli/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɪndəˈrektli/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-C1
adverb
R

in a way that is not the main or direct cause or result

The new policy affects everyone indirectly through higher prices.

R

in a way that is not clear or obvious

She hinted indirectly that she knew the secret.

translation

adv. in a way that is not the main or direct cause or result; in a way that is not clear or obvious