indirect way
1indirect way — roundabout route, circuitous course; roundabout manner; evasive manner …
2take an indirect way — index detour Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3indirect — UK US /ˌɪndɪˈrekt/ adjective ► not done or communicated in a direct way: »We decided to take an indirect approach to tackling the problem of absenteeism. »He made only an indirect reference to what had happened at the meeting. ► happening in… …
4indirect — in|di|rect [ˌındıˈrekt] adj 1.) not directly caused by something ≠ ↑direct ▪ Losing weight is an indirect result of smoking cigarettes. ▪ The indirect effects of climate change may be profound. 2.) an indirect way to a place is not the… …
5indirect — adjective 1 not by the fastest, easiest, or straightest way: They took an indirect route, avoiding the town centre. 2 not said in a clear direct way: It was an indirect way of asking me to leave. 3 the indirect result of an action is not caused… …
6indirect expression — noun an indirect way of expressing something • Syn: ↑circumlocution • Derivationally related forms: ↑circumlocutious (for: ↑circumlocution) • Hypernyms: ↑evasion, ↑ …
7indirect — indirect, circuitous, roundabout are comparable when applied to ways, routes, or means with the meaning not leading by a straight path to a destination or goal. Indirect basically implies departure from the straight and short line between two… …
8Indirect rule — is a type of European colonial policy in which the traditional local power structure, or at least part of it, is incorporated into the colonial administrative structure. It was practiced in large parts of the British Empire, especially British… …
9indirect — I Adjective allusive, ambagious, backhanded, circuitous, circumambulating, circumlocutory, covert, crooked, desultory, deviating, deviatory, devious, devius, digressing, digressive, excursive, hidden, implicit, labyrinthine, meandering, non… …
10indirect exporting — ➔ exporting * * * indirect export UK US noun [C or U] COMMERCE, ECONOMICS ► a situation in which a company sells its products to customers in another country using an intermediary (= a person or organization that arranges business agreements), or …
