Dictionary Definition
offhanded adj
1 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" [syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, off-the-cuff,
unrehearsed]
2 casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an
offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt" [syn:
offhand] adv
1 without previous thought or preparation;
"couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to
Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly" [syn: offhand, offhandedly]
2 in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied
offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over
offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter" [syn: offhand, offhandedly]
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English
Adjective
offhanded- in a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought