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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