Direct
Direct adverb - In a direct line or course.
Usage example: flew direct to the coast
Indirectly is an antonym for direct.
Indirectly
Indirectly adverb - Not in a forthright manner.
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Synonyms for Indirectly
Direct is an antonym for indirectly.
Both words in one sentence
- If you slow the audio down, it's a direct quote from the original light novel series where she goes on a long-winded, multi-page ramble which indirectly reveals that her boss is Azathoth, the god-above-gods in the Cthulhu Mythos.
Source: Mythology Gag / Anime - Snow Means Death: Though there is no direct symbolism linked to this, the girl who is the most associated with snow, ice, winter, and the cold, is directly responsible for one death and indirectly responsible for three more (four including her own).
Source: Roleplay / Doubt Academy
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