thirdhand
/θɜrd hænd/
adjective
- Received from a source that is not original or direct; having passed through two or more intermediaries.
- She bought a thirdhand dress that had been owned by two people before her.
- I got thirdhand information from a friend of a friend, so it might not be accurate.
- The story was thirdhand by the time it reached us, full of exaggerations.
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adverb
- Through two or more intermediate sources; not directly from the original.
- He heard the news thirdhand, so he didn't trust it.
- I learned the recipe thirdhand from my grandmother's neighbor's cousin.
- The rumor spread thirdhand, changing each time it was told.