Definition of offhand

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  • offhand is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • offhand is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
  • offhand is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of offhand

  • casually thoughtless or inconsiderate (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an offhand manner
    2. she treated most men with offhand contempt

    Synonyms

    1. offhanded
  • without previous thought or preparation (adverb)

    Examples

    1. couldn't give the figures offhand
    2. we decided offhand to go to Canada
    3. she had made these remarks offhandedly

    Synonyms

    1. offhanded
    2. offhandedly
  • with little or no preparation or forethought (adjective)

    Examples

    1. offhand excuses
    2. trying to sound offhanded and reassuring

    Synonyms

    1. ad-lib
    2. extemporaneous
    3. extemporary
    4. extempore
    5. impromptu
    6. off-the-cuff
    7. offhanded
    8. unrehearsed
  • in a casually inconsiderate manner (adverb)

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

    1. offhanded
    2. offhandedly

See definition of offhand in Merriam Webster