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 Definition of 'off-hand'

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1. (adj) ad-libextemporaneousextemporaryextemporeimpromptuoffhandoffhandedoff-the-cuffunrehearsed
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"

2. (adj) offhandoffhanded
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
"an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"

3. (adverb) off-handex tempore
without preparation
"I don't know the figures off-hand"

4. (adverb) offhandoffhandedoffhandedly
without previous thought or preparation
"couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"

5. (adverb) offhandoffhandedoffhandedly
in a casually inconsiderate manner
"replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"


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