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noun

Indirectness n.

The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness.

Deviation from an upright or straightforward course; unfairness; dishonesty.

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Etymology of 'Indirectness'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Indirectness" Quotes from Famous Books

... much disputed between myself and Billy. An N'goma is a native dance, consisting of drum poundings, chantings, and hoppings around. Therefore I translate myself (most appropriately) as the Master who Makes Merry. On the other hand, Billy, with true feminine indirectness, insists that it means "The Master who Shouts and Howls." I leave it to ...

— The Land of Footprints • Stewart Edward White

... that it must seem so to you," she admitted, reading my thoughts and answering them with skilful indirectness. "But what policeman would undertake a difficult and minute search for an article whose intrinsic value ...

— The Bronze Hand - 1897 • Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs)

... great heart is sorely troubled for Judas.[110] He tries once again to reach his heart and stay his wayward feet. He reaches for his feet through his heart this time. They're all together about the table again. Quietly, but with tactful indirectness, Jesus lets Judas know that He knows. He says, "One of you is planning to ...

— Quiet Talks on John's Gospel • S. D. Gordon

... a reason I have, and then one or two more on top of that," replied the former, with his usual indirectness. "In the first place, it is a sort of a torified neighborhood about there which may hold those more likely to mistrust and snap us up than the regular-built enemy, who may, some of 'em, be there too, likely; ...

— The Rangers - [Subtitle: The Tory's Daughter] • D. P. Thompson

Words linked to "Indirectness" : directness, obliqueness, discursiveness, deviousness