indirect

/ˌɪndɪˈrekt/ adjective

Definition

NOT CONNECTED › not directly caused by or connected with something: Indirect effects of the fighting include disease and food shortages.

NOT OBVIOUS › hidden, or not taken or given in a way that is obvious: indirect taxes/costs an indirect criticism

NOT STRAIGHT › not going straight from one place or person to another: an indirect route

indirectly adverb

(Definition of indirect adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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