Offhand

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Adverb

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /ˌɑfˈhænd/

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Adjective

offhand

1. without planning or thinking ahead
   • She gave an offhand speech.
2. careless; without sufficient thought or consideration
   • He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
3. curt, abrupt, unfriendly
   • She was quite offhand with me yesterday.

Adverb

offhand

1. right away, immediately, without thinking about it
   • Offhand, I'd guess that that's a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
   • 1854: William Makepeace Thackeray, The Rose and the Ring - We will have no more of this shilly-shallying! Call the Archbishop, and let the Prince and Princess be married offhand!
2. in an offhand manner