indirect
in.di.rect \.in-d*-'rekt, -(.)di--\ \-'rek-(t)le-\ \-'rek(t)-n*s\ aj [ME,
fr. ML indirectus, fr. L in- + directus direct] : not direct : as :
deviating from a direct line or course : ROUNDABOUT : not going straight
to the point {an ~ accusation} : not straightforward and open : DECEITFUL
: not directly aimed at or achieved {~ consequences} : stating what a real
or supposed original speaker said with changes in wording that conform the
statement grammatically to the sentence in which it is included {~
discourse} - in.di.rect.ly av