Associations to the word «Secondhand»

Wiktionary

SECONDHAND, adjective. (of goods) not new; previously owned and used by another
SECONDHAND, adjective. (of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise
SECONDHAND, adjective. Indirect
SECONDHAND, adverb. In a used or previously-owned condition.
SECONDHAND, adverb. Indirectly
SECONDHAND SMOKE, noun. Alternative form of second-hand smoke

Dictionary definition

SECONDHAND, adverb. By indirect means; "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand".
SECONDHAND, adjective. 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".
SECONDHAND, adjective. Previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats