offhand

Words with a similar base: offhand, offhanded, offhandedly

'offhand'

[ad-lib.s.01] as in: with little or no preparation or forethought

Examples:
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

'offhand'

[offhand.s.02] as in: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate

Examples:
an offhand manner
she treated most men with offhand contempt

'offhand'

[offhand.r.01] as in: without previous thought or preparation

Examples:
couldn't give the figures offhand
we decided offhand to go to Canada
she had made these remarks offhandedly

'offhand'

[offhand.r.02] as in: in a casually inconsiderate manner

Examples:
replied offhand, his mind a million miles away
she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter

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