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English to English adjective
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Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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with little or no preparation or forethought | | Example: 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
an off-the-cuff toast
a few unrehearsed comments
source: wordnet30
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casually thoughtless or inconsiderate | | Example: an offhand manner
she treated most men with offhand contempt
source: wordnet30 adverb
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without previous thought or preparation | | Example: couldn't give the figures offhand
we decided offhand to go to Canada
she had made these remarks offhandedly
source: wordnet30
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in a casually inconsiderate manner | | Example: replied offhand, his mind a million miles away
she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter
source: wordnet30
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