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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