off-handed

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off-handed (comparative more off-handed, superlative most off-handed)

negligent, neglectful, careless, unmindful, inattentive, uncaring, insouciant, indifferent, casual, slapdash, lax, perfunctory, superficial, sluttish, untidy, slovenly, uncircumspect
Note that, according to Partridge, 'off-handed is unnecessary for off-hand; off-handedly is unnecessary for off-hand. These terms may be written as one word.'

Dutch, RA. 1966. Roget's thesaurus. Harmondsworth: Penguin Referenc
Partridge, Eric (revised: Janet Whitcut). 1999. Usage and abusage - a guide to good English (3rd ed.). London: Penguin