secondhand.

1. Obtained from another person's report rather than direct experience.

2. Previously owned or used by another person.

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Words that belong together

• secondhand account
• secondhand information

On the page

Her knowledge of the meeting was secondhand.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, inference, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.