I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: second (I) hand
1. : received from or through an intermediary rather than directly from the source : borrowed, derived
this is a secondhand account of a memory of something once read, shaky evidence indeed — Ruth P. Randall
2.
a. : used or worn by a previous owner : bought or acquired after being used by another : not new
secondhand books
secondhand clothing
a secondhand car
b. : dealing in secondhand merchandise
a secondhand bookstore
II. adverb
: at second hand : indirectly
a region that, like the stars, man must know for the most part secondhand — T.A.Manar