Definition of indirect

• having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"
• not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"
• descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"