offhand

[US]/ˌɒfˈhænd/
[UK]/ˌɔːfˈhænd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. casual; indifferent
adv. without preparation; without careful consideration; impromptu

Phrases & Collocations

offhand remark

offhand comment

offhand response

speak offhand

Example Sentences

be offhand with sb.

you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon.

I can't tell offhand how much it will cost.

He answered in such an offhand manner that I wondered if he’d misheard me.

an offhand remark. What isunrehearsed is said or done without rehearsal or practice though not necessarily without forethought:

Trust is as difficult a coin to earn and it is easily lost - the trust built over a decade can be shattered in an instant by one offhanded remark or deed.

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