Translate indirect | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of indirect
adjective
1not directly caused by or resulting from something:full employment would have an indirect effect on wage levels not done directly; conducted through intermediaries:the nature of the threat can be pieced together only from indirect evidence (of costs) deriving from overhead charges or subsidiary work. (of taxation) levied on goods and services rather than income or profits.
2(of a route) not straight; not following the shortest way. (of lighting) from a concealed source and diffusely reflected. Soccer denoting a free kick from which a goal may not be scored directly.
3avoiding direct mention or exposition of a subject:an indirect attack on the Senator
