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OFFHAND
offhand, offhanded
(adjective) casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; “an offhand manner”; “she treated most men with offhand contempt”
extemporaneous, ad-lib, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
(adjective) with little or no preparation or forethought; “his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment”; “an extemporaneous piano recital”; “an extemporary lecture”; “an extempore skit”; “an impromptu speech”; “offhand excuses”; “trying to sound offhanded and reassuring”; “an off-the-cuff toast”; “a few unrehearsed comments”
offhand, offhanded, offhandedly
(adverb) in a casually inconsiderate manner; “replied offhand, his mind a million miles away”; “she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter”
offhand, offhanded, offhandedly
(adverb) without previous thought or preparation; “couldn’t give the figures offhand”; “we decided offhand to go to Canada”; “she had made these remarks offhandedly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
offhand (comparative more offhand, superlative most offhand)
Without planning or thinking ahead.
Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration.
Curt, abrupt, unfriendly.
Synonyms
• (without planning): impromptu, extemporaneous, off-the-cuff; see also impromptu
Adverb
offhand (comparative more offhand, superlative most offhand)
Right away, immediately, without thinking about it.
• Offhand, I'd guess that that's a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
In an offhand manner.
Anagrams
• hand off, hand-off, handoff
Source: Wiktionary
Off"hand`, a.
Definition: Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses.
– adv.
Definition: In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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