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    secondhand

    secondhand - Dictionary definition and meaning for word secondhand

    Definition
    (adj) derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand
    Example Sentence
    • a secondhand report
    • a secondhand account of a memory of something once read
    • most of our knowledge is secondhand
    Definition
    (adj) previously used or owned by another
    Synonyms : used
    Example Sentence
    • bought a secondhand (or used) car
    Definition
    (adv) by indirect means
    Example Sentence
    • I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand
    • he prefers to buy secondhand
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