D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Indirectly

/ĭnˌ-dẽr-ĕk'-tlēˌ/ · In·di·rect·ly · IPA /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/
01 adv. In an direct manner; not in a straight line or course; not in express terms; obliquely; not by direct means; hence, unfairly; wrongly.
  1. 1.
    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.