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Definitions for offhand
ˈɔfˈhænd, ˈɒf-off·hand
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
offhand, offhandedadverb
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
"an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
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"
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"
Wiktionary
offhandadverb
right away, immediately, without thinking about it
offhandadverb
in an offhand manner
offhandadjective
without planning or thinking ahead
She gave an offhand speech.
offhandadjective
careless; without sufficient thought or consideration
He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
offhandadjective
curt, abrupt, unfriendly
She was quite offhand with me yesterday.
Etymology: From *, from ofhende, equivalent to. Cognate with afhendur. Compare onhand.
Anagrams for offhand »
hand off
hand-off
handoff
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of offhand in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of offhand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of offhand in a Sentence
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.
I can't think of one, offhand.
Den Hollander angry, anti-women, offhand remarks were concerning to me.
There are worse offenses than sending large spreadsheets as PDFs, but offhand I can't come up with any.
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