| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence, without the intervention of an agent.[Websters]
2. Being direct, immediate, forthright, straightforward or lineal. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being original. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being intimate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Adjective base of the adverb first-handly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (first-handly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective first-hand.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FIRST-HAND" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1887. (references) |
