To access by means of indirection; to dereference.
Not of obvious or immediate cause, but as a secondary result
Not focused straight at the target or subject, but by more subtle means
Not involving the quickest, shortest, or most convenient path
An indirect cost.
An indirect radiator
lacking emotion or colour
of, or relating to facts only; literal, realistic
straightforward, blunt, frank; treating the situation as normal; not embarrassed, coy, or dramatic.