offhand

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 See also 1.4 Adverb 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• off-hand

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌɑfˈhænd/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ænd

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

• impromptu
• extemporaneous
• off-the-cuff

[edit] 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

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of adffhno
• hand off, hand-off