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offhand
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adjective (a)
- Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses.(adjective)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- without previous thought or preparation(adv.all)Example:
Couldn't give the figures offhand.
We decided offhand to go to Canada.
She had made these remarks offhandedly.
source: wordnet30 - in a casually inconsiderate manner(adv.all)Example:
Replied offhand, his mind a million miles away.
She threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter.
source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- with little or no preparation or forethought(adj.all)Example:
Offhand excuses.
Trying to sound offhanded and reassuring.
Synonym:
ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhanded, unrehearsedsource: wordnet30 - casually thoughtless or inconsiderate(adj.all)Example:
An offhand manner.
She treated most men with offhand contempt.
source: wordnet30
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