Offhand

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. Without preparation or forethought; extemporaneously.
  • adj. Performed or expressed without preparation or forethought. See Synonyms at extemporaneous.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. without planning or thinking ahead
  • adj. careless; without sufficient thought or consideration
  • adj. curt, abrupt, unfriendly
  • ad. right away, immediately, without thinking about it
  • ad. in an offhand manner
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly.
  • preposition. See Offhand.
  • adj. Instant; unprepared; ready; extemporaneous; unrehearsed
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • At once; without deliberation or premeditation; without previous preparation or practice.
  • From the hand; without the support of a rest.
  • Without study or premeditation; impromptu: as, an offhand remark; an offhand speech.
  • Free and easy; unstudied or unconventional: as, an offhand manner.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. without preparation
  • ad. in a casually inconsiderate manner
  • adj. with little or no preparation or forethought
  • adj. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
  • ad. without previous thought or preparation
    • Equivalent
    unprepared    careless   
    Cross Reference
    off the top of one's head   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    instant    unprepared    ready    extemporaneous    unrehearsed   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Grande    Hand    Land    Marchand    Rand   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dismissive    nonchalant    self-deprecating    noncommittal    perfunctory   
     
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