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Webster 1913 Edition


Offhand

Off′handˊ

,
Adj.
Instant; unprepared; ready; extemporaneous; unrehearsed;
as, an
offhand
speech;
offhand
excuses; an
offhand
comment.
adv.
In an offhand manner;
as, he replied
offhand
.

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offhand

offhand

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Adjective

offhand (comparative more offhand, superlative most 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.

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Adverb

offhand (comparative more offhand, superlative most 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

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