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Meaning of offhand

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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