Indirectly

In`di`rect´ly

adv.

In an direct manner; not in a straight line or course; not in express terms; obliquely; not by direct means; hence, unfairly; wrongly.

To tax it indirectly by taxing their expense.

- A. Smith.

Your crown and kingdom indirectly held.

- Shak.

Adv.

indirectly - not in a forthright manner; "he answered very indirectly"

Antonyms:

straight, directly, flat - in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"

at an angle, by proxy, circlewise, circuitously, deceitfully, deviately, deviously, digressively, divagationally, divergently, excursively, fraudulently, furtively, guilefully, in behalf of, insidiously, obliquely, on one side, round about, shiftily, sideling, sidelong, sideways, sidewise, surreptitiously, to one side, treacherously, trickily, underhandedly