— secondhandedness , n.
/sek"euhnd hand"/ , adj.
1. not directly known or experienced; obtained from others or from books: Most of our knowledge is secondhand.
2. previously used or owned: secondhand clothes.
3. dealing in previously used goods: a secondhand bookseller.
adv.
4. after another user or owner: He bought it secondhand.
5. indirectly; at second hand: He heard the news secondhand.
[ 1645-55; SECOND 1 + HAND ]