the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ad. In an direct manner; not in a straight line or course; not in express terms; obliquely; not by direct means; hence, unfairly; wrongly.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In an indirect manner; not in a straight line or course; not expressly; not by direct or straightforward means.
Unfairly; crookedly.
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ad. not in a forthright manner
Word Usage
"I got a six-figure advance, and picked a title indirectly suggested by my legion of accidental collaborators: "Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey-Brain!""