Indirect Result Adjective ˌɪndəˈrekt ˌɪndaɪˈrekt Effects War Find

• the indirect effects of the war
• to find something out by indirect methods
• the building collapsed as an indirect result of the heavy rain.
• there would be some benefit, however indirect, to the state.

indirect

1. happening not as the main aim, cause or result of a particular action, but in addition to it
• the indirect effects of the war
• to find something out by indirect methods
• The building collapsed as an indirect result of the heavy rain.
• There would be some benefit, however indirect, to the state.
• indirect costs (= costs that are not directly connected with making a product, for example training, heating, rent, etc.)
2. not done directly; done through somebody/something else
• territories under the indirect control of the British
3. avoiding saying something in a clear and obvious way
• The comment was an indirect attack on the prime minister.
• The president made an indirect reference to the subject in his speech.
4. not going in a straight line
• an indirect route
• The plant prefers indirect sunlight.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘not in full grammatical concord’): from medieval Latin indirectus, from in- ‘not’ + directus (past participle of dirigere, from di- ‘distinctly’ or de- ‘down’ + regere ‘put straight’).