secondhand

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

• 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"
• previously used or owned by another
  • "bought a secondhand (or used) car"

Adverb

• by indirect means
  • "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"
  • "he prefers to buy secondhand"

Adj

• Not new; previously owned and used by another.
• Dealing in such merchandise.
• Indirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand.
• Inhaled from the air near someone else smoking.

Noun

• Secondhand goods (especially clothes) collectively.

Adv

• In a used or previously-owned condition.
• Indirectly.

Synonyms

hand-me-down, pre-owned, preloved, used

Related Words

firsthand, thirdhand, vicarious

Anagrams of secondhand