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Religious Terms Dictionary

indirect

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "indirect", "results": [{"also": ["related"], "examples": ["an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"], "synonyms": ["collateral"], "definition": "descended from a common ancestor but through different lines", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["direct"], "examples": ["making indirect but legitimate inquiries", "an indirect insult", "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind", "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest", "known as a shady indirect fellow"], "similarTo": ["allusive", "ambagious", "tortuous", "mealymouthed", "hearsay", "mealy-mouthed", "oblique", "roundabout", "backhanded", "circuitous", "circumlocutious", "circumlocutory", "devious", "rambling", "digressive", "discursive", "periphrastic", "excursive"], "definition": "extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light", "indirect evidence", "an indirect cause"], "similarTo": ["mediate"], "definition": "having intervening factors or persons or influences", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["indirect benefits", "an indirect advantage"], "similarTo": ["secondary"], "definition": "not as a direct effect or consequence", "derivation": ["indirectness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"also": ["crooked"], "antonyms": ["direct"], "examples": ["sometimes taking an indirect path saves time", "you must take an indirect course in sailing"], "attribute": ["directness", "straightness"], "similarTo": ["meandering", "diversionary", "devious", "rambling", "circuitous", "asquint", "roundabout", "askant", "sidelong", "squint", "squint-eyed", "squinty", "askance", "wandering", "winding"], "definition": "not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination", "derivation": ["indirectness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}], "frequency": 2.74, "syllables": {"list": ["in", "di", "rect"], "count": 3}, "pronunciation": {"all": ",ɪndə'rɛkt"}}
Religious Terms Dictionary

indirectly

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "indirectly", "results": [{"antonyms": ["directly"], "examples": ["he answered very indirectly"], "definition": "not in a forthright manner", "pertainsTo": ["indirect"], "partOfSpeech": null}], "frequency": 2.95, "syllables": {"list": ["in", "di", "rect", "ly"], "count": 4}, "pronunciation": "ɪndɝr'ɛktli"}