what does offhand mean?

OFFHAND as ADJECTIVE

Meaning
- casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
Synonym(s)
- offhanded (what does offhanded mean?)
Usage Example(s)
- an offhand manner
- she treated most men with offhand contempt
Similar To
- careless (what does careless mean?)
Meaning
- with little or no preparation or forethought
Synonym(s)
- ad-lib (what does ad-lib mean?)
- extemporaneous (what does extemporaneous mean?)
- extemporary (what does extemporary mean?)
- extempore (what does extempore mean?)
- impromptu (what does impromptu mean?)
- off-the-cuff (what does off-the-cuff mean?)
- offhanded (what does offhanded mean?)
- unrehearsed (what does unrehearsed mean?)
Usage Example(s)
- 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
Similar To
- unprepared (what does unprepared mean?)

Meaning
- in a casually inconsiderate manner
Synonym(s)
- offhanded (what does offhanded mean?)
- offhandedly (what does offhandedly mean?)
Usage Example(s)
- replied offhand, his mind a million miles away
- she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter
Pertainym(s)
- offhand (what does offhand mean?)
- offhanded (what does offhanded mean?)
Meaning
- without previous thought or preparation
Synonym(s)
- offhanded (what does offhanded mean?)
- offhandedly (what does offhandedly mean?)
Usage Example(s)
- couldn”t give the figures offhand
- we decided offhand to go to Canada
- she had made these remarks offhandedly
Pertainym(s)
- ad-lib (what does ad-lib mean?)
- extemporaneous (what does extemporaneous mean?)
- extemporary (what does extemporary mean?)
- extempore (what does extempore mean?)
- impromptu (what does impromptu mean?)
- offhand (what does offhand mean?)
- offhanded (what does offhanded mean?)
- off-the-cuff (what does off-the-cuff mean?)
- unrehearsed (what does unrehearsed mean?)