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offhanded
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. in a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought; impromptu, offhand. (from 18th c.)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
offhanded \offhanded\ adj. same as offhand and off-the-cuff . Syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, off-the-cuff, unpremeditated, unrehearsed. Without, or seeming to be without, plan or method; casual. Syn: casual, offhand.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adv. without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly" [syn: offhand , offhandedly ] in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind ...
Usage examples of offhanded.
What mattered was what they would do to him if he got into arrears, and so after he had allowed a decent interval to pass pretending to listen very carefully to all this crap about interest rates, he inquired, in an offhanded way, like it was an afterthought, about their collection policy.
He questioned the townspeople who treated him in the courteous but offhanded way that Southerners have always regarded strangers.
In this offhanded closed-door decision, the attorney general of the United States signed off, in advance, on the resegregation of a sizable portion of the United States military.
The demonstration of sheer offhanded power both impressed and scared Mac Donald, who was frightened enough already.
But the fake identity would survive offhanded scrutiny, and Drew could temporarily use it.
Life had taught her that tomorrow would come soon enough, and with it all the regrets for yesterdays that were forever beyond her reach—her dead mother, her gentle and helpless father, the offhanded cruelty of life to the very children who were least able to defend themselves.