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INDIRECTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does indirectly mean? 

INDIRECTLY (adverb)
  The adverb INDIRECTLY has 1 sense:

1. not in a forthright mannerplay

  Familiarity information: INDIRECTLY used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INDIRECTLY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Not in a forthright manner

Context example:

he answered very indirectly

Antonym:

directly (in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly)

Pertainym:

indirect (extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action)


 Context examples 


Similarly, the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI-3K) pathway is directly or indirectly activated by most ErbBs.

(ERBB Family Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

The activation of NM23-H1 occurs indirectly, through the cleavage of proteins that inhibit NM23-H1 in the SET complex, which includes SET, Ape1, pp32 and HMG2.

(Granzyme A Mediated Apoptosis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A person who directly or indirectly administers interventions that are designed to improve the physical or emotional status of a biologic entity.

(Health Care Provider, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

This agent may also indirectly affect leptin-neuropeptide Y (NPY) neurotransmission, which exerts control on metabolic processes such as food intake and body weight homeostasis.

(Diethylpropion, NCI Thesaurus)

Finally, phenylpropanolamine indirectly stimulates beta-receptors producing tachycardia and a positive inotropic effect.

(Phenylpropanolamine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Methionine is an essential amino acid for animals, making cysteine indirectly an essential amino acid as well.

(Biosynthesis of Cysteine Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

RANK-ligand and osteoprotegerin are produced by osteoblasts and some factors regulate osteoclast activity indirectly through their action on the expression of these factors by osteoblasts.

(Bone Remodeling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The MEKK1 kinase regulates the immediate early promoter indirectly through downstream kinase signaling and perhaps more directly through activation of NF-kB.

(Human Cytomegalovirus Infection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Several genes involved in cellular differentiation are directly or indirectly regulated by hypoxia.

(Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

P38 MAK is involved in regulation of Hsp27 and MAPKAP-2 and several transcription factors including ATF2, STAT1, Max/Myc complex, MEF-2, ELK-1, and indirectly CREB via activation of MSK1.

(p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway BioCarta, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)



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