Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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indirect | No | Yes | No | No |
backhanded | No | Yes | No | No |
indirect (adjective) | backhanded (adjective) |
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not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination | (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke |
extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action | roundabout or ambiguous |
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines | |
having intervening factors or persons or influences | |
not as a direct effect or consequence |