adj. 25B6; adjective
an indirect effect : INCIDENTAL, accidental, unintended, secondary, subordinate, ancillary, collateral, concomitant, contingent.
the indirect route : ROUNDABOUT, circuitous, wandering, meandering, serpentine, winding, tortuous, zigzag.
an indirect attack : OBLIQUE, inexplicit, implicit, implied, allusive.