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