secondhand

(adjective, adverb)

adjective

1. derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand

- a secondhand report

- a secondhand account of a memory of something once read

- most of our knowledge is secondhand

Similar word(s): secondary

2. previously used or owned by another

- bought a secondhand (or used) car

Similar word(s): old, used

Sentences with secondhand as an adjective:

- exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarette-smoking colleagues

adverb

1. by indirect means

- I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand

- he prefers to buy secondhand