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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. with little or no preparation or forethought;
- Example: "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"
- Example: "an extemporaneous piano recital"
- Example: "an extemporary lecture"
- Example: "an extempore skit"
- Example: "an impromptu speech"
- Example: "offhand excuses"
- Example: "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"
- Example: "an off-the-cuff toast"
- Example: "a few unrehearsed comments"
[syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed]

2. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate;
- Example: "an offhand manner"
- Example: "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
[syn: offhand, offhanded]


ADVERB (2)

1. without previous thought or preparation;
- Example: "couldn't give the figures offhand"
- Example: "we decided offhand to go to Canada"
- Example: "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
[syn: offhand, offhanded, offhandedly]

2. in a casually inconsiderate manner;
- Example: "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"
- Example: "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
[syn: offhand, offhanded, offhandedly]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Offhand \Off"hand`\, a.
   Instant; unprepared; ready; extemporaneous; unrehearsed; as,
   an offhand speech; offhand excuses; an offhand comment. --
   adv. In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

offhand
    adv 1: without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give
           the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to
           Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly" [syn:
           offhand, offhanded, offhandedly]
    2: in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his
       mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly
       without even a Dear-John letter" [syn: offhand,
       offhanded, offhandedly]
    adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; "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"; "an off-the-cuff toast";
           "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: ad-lib,
           extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore,
           impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff,
           unrehearsed]
    2: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner";
       "she treated most men with offhand contempt" [syn: offhand,
       offhanded]