Offhanded - definition, transcription
Amer.
|ˌɒfˈhændɪd|
Brit.
|ˌɒfˈhændɪd|
adverb
- without previous thought or preparation (syn: offhand, offhandedly)
she had made these remarks offhandedly
- in a casually inconsiderate manner (syn: offhand, offhandedly)she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter
adjective
- with little or no preparation or forethought (syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, unrehearsed)
trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- casually thoughtless or inconsiderate (syn: offhand)Extra examples
...a quick, offhanded suggestion that was actually much better than any of the prepared proposals...
I can't remember any of their names offhand.
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