Definitions of indirect:

• adjective:   not as a direct effect or consequence

  Example: "Indirect benefits"

• adjective:   not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination

  Example: "Sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"

• adjective:   extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action

  Example: "Making indirect but legitimate inquiries"

• adjective:   having intervening factors or persons or influences

  Example: "Reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"

• adjective:   descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

  Example: "An indirect descendant of the Stuarts"