OFFHANDEDLY

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

Adverb

offhandedly (comparative more offhandedly, superlative most offhandedly)

in an offhand manner

Source: Wiktionary



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