Not direct; not straight or rectilinear;
deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an
indirect road.
Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result
by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or
consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation,
attack, answer, or proposal.
Not straightforward or upright; unfair;
dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive.
Not resulting directly from an act or
cause, but more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it;
as, indirect results, damages, or claims.
Not reaching the
end aimed at by the most plain and direct method] as, an
indirect proof, demonstration, etc.