Associations to the word «Indirectness»

Wiktionary

INDIRECTNESS, noun. The condition of being indirect

Dictionary definition

INDIRECTNESS, noun. Having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.