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  Definition of offhanded
  1. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
  2. 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
  3. in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
  4. without previous thought or preparation; "couldn''t give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
Similar Words: offhand, ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed, offhandedly

 

Pertainyms: offhand, ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed

 

 
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