indirect
in-di-rect
adjective
Not directly caused, achieved, or resulting from something; circuitous or secondary.
"We took an indirect route to avoid the traffic."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: secondary, collateral, mealy-mouthed, backhanded, tortuous, circumlocutious, hearsay, periphrastic, roundabout, allusive, circumlocutory, mealymouthed