offhanded English

Meaning offhanded meaning

What does offhanded mean?

offhanded

— adverb (= offhand, offhandedly) in a casually inconsiderate manner replied offhand, his mind a million miles away she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter

— adverb (= offhand, offhandedly) without previous thought or preparation couldn't give the figures offhand we decided offhand to go to Canada she had made these remarks offhandedly

— adjective (= offhand) casually thoughtless or inconsiderate an offhand manner she treated most men with offhand contempt

— adjective (= ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed) 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 an off-the-cuff toast a few unrehearsed comments

Synonyms offhanded synonyms

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offhand

abrupt

offhandedly

extempore

unrehearsed

steep

off-the-cuff

impromptu

extemporary

extemporaneous

ad-lib

untouched

unsympathizing

unsympathising

unsympathetic

unswayed

unsupportive

unresponsive

unmoved

uninterested

uninfluenced

unimpressionable

unimpressed

unhelpful

unconcerned

uncaring

unaffected

ultroneous

tight

tense

sudden

stringent

stiff

spur-of-the-moment

spontaneous

shortly

rudely

rigid

remiss

regardless

pat

off-hand

negligent

neglectful

listless

insensible

indifferent

heedless

halfhearted

half-hearted