English → Latin
“indirectly” in Latin
oblīquussidelong, slanting, awry, oblique; In a bad sense, envious, hostiletegōto cover; to clothe; to conceal, hide, protectperplexusentangled, involved, intricate, confused; unintelligible, complicated, intricate, inscrutable, ambiguous; dark, obscure
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
indirectly
circuitione quadam or per ambages (in an indirect manner): oblique (e.g., perstringere aliquem): tecte: perplexe. Epicurus denies indirectly the existence of the gods, Epicurus circuitione quadam deos tollit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for indirectly?
- The usual Latin words for “indirectly” are oblīquus, tegō, perplexus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.