The adjective offhand describes a remark or comment that is made without previous thought or preparation. If you are at a wedding, you may want to make a few offhand but nice remarks about the newlyweds.
Instant; ready; extemporaneous;
Adjective S.
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
Adjective S.
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
Adverb
in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
Adverb
without previous thought or preparation; "couldn''t give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
a.
Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech;
offhand excuses.
adv.
In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.
Offhand
Instant; ready; extemporaneous;
Usage Examples
Wolfgang Tillman's stunning large-scale pictures, being shown for the first time, were so offhand I failed to see them as art.
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