1. (adj) ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
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. (adverb) offhand, offhanded
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
"an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
3. (adverb) offhand, offhanded, offhandedly
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. (adverb) offhand, offhanded, offhandedly
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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