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secondhandedly

secondhandedly is the alternative form of secondhand.

Meaning of secondhand

Adverb

secondhand (not comparable)

  1. In a used or previously-owned condition.
    • It was almost an article of faith with McEwen never to buy new if he could buy secondhand.1996, Peter Golding, Black Jack McEwen: Political Gladiator, →ISBN, page 50
  2. Indirectly.

See all 7 meanings of secondhand

Origin of secondhandedly

From secondhanded + -ly.

Questions about secondhandedly

What is secondhandedly the alternative form of?
Secondhandedly is the alternative form of secondhand.

Words near secondhandedly in the dictionary

  1. secondhand bookshops
  2. secondhand embarrassment
  3. secondhand embarrassments
  4. secondhand smoke
  5. secondhanded
  6. secondhandedly
  7. secondhandedness
  8. secondi
  9. secondigravida
  10. secondigravidae
  11. secondin'

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