Definitions for offhand
ˈɔfˈhænd, ˈɒf-off·hand

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsedadjective

   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. offhand, offhandedadverb

   casually thoughtless or inconsiderate

   "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"

3. offhand, offhanded, offhandedlyadverb

   without previous thought or preparation

   "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"

4. offhand, offhanded, offhandedlyadverb

   in a casually inconsiderate manner

   "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. offhandadverb

   right away, immediately, without thinking about it

2. offhandadverb

   in an offhand manner

3. offhandadjective

   without planning or thinking ahead

   She gave an offhand speech.

4. offhandadjective

   careless; without sufficient thought or consideration

   He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.

5. offhandadjective

   curt, abrupt, unfriendly

   She was quite offhand with me yesterday.

6. Etymology: From *, from ofhende, equivalent to. Cognate with afhendur. Compare onhand.

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1. offhand

   Offhand refers to something that is done without preparation or forethought, in a casual or nonchalant manner, or something that is not readily recalled or available from memory. It can also refer to an action or comment that may seem rude or dismissive due to its casual, abrupt manner.

Anagrams for offhand »

1. hand off

2. hand-off

3. handoff

How to pronounce offhand?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of offhand in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of offhand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of offhand in a Sentence

1. Jared Walczak:

   There are worse offenses than sending large spreadsheets as PDFs, but offhand I can't come up with any.

2. Jeffrey Drummond:

   Den Hollander angry, anti-women, offhand remarks were concerning to me.

3. Bob Seger:

   I'm just trying to keep things simple, and just be a little more offhand and not get so deep into things. Enjoy what you got right now, because who knows what's going to happen tomorrow.

4. Neil Gorsuch:

   I can't think of one, offhand.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=offhand
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Offhand
3. ^ ChatGPT
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