secondhand

adj 1: 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"

2: previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand

(or used) car" [syn: {used}]

adv : by indirect means; "I heard about it only secondhand or

thirdhand--maybe even fourthhand"