adj. in a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. same as offhand and off-the-cuff.
adj. Without, or seeming to be without, plan or method; casual.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Offhand; without hesitation.
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adj. with little or no preparation or forethought
adj. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
ad. without previous thought or preparation
ad. in a casually inconsiderate manner
Word Usage
""This kind of offhanded suggestion that we will somehow put you on a dragnet of suspected persons if you refuse to do what you can voluntarily decline to do is the nub of the problem here," Ms. Vonn said in an interview."