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Offhanded meaning in English
Meaning of Offhanded in English
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Offhanded
see synonyms of offhandedAdjective
1. ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed
with little or no preparation or forethought
Example Sentences:'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'
2. offhand, offhanded
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
Example Sentences:'an offhand manner''she treated most men with offhand contempt'
Adverb
3. offhand, offhanded, offhandedly
without previous thought or preparation
Example Sentences:'couldn't give the figures offhand''we decided offhand to go to Canada''she had made these remarks offhandedly'
4. offhand, offhanded, offhandedly
in a casually inconsiderate manner
Example Sentences:'replied offhand, his mind a million miles away''she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Offhanded
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