offhand

ˈɔfˈhænd

Definition

Definition of offhand - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

carelessnesscareless or without sufficient thought

She made an offhand decision that she later regretted.

casual

unthinking

behaviorcurt or unfriendly in manner

His offhand response made her feel unwelcome.

abrupt

brusque

curt

Adverb

immediateimmediately without prior thought or preparation

I can't recall the details offhand.

immediately

instantly

behaviorin an abrupt or unfriendly manner

He dismissed the question offhand.

abruptly

curtly

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Expressions with offhand

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offhand remarks

casual, unplanned comments said without thinking, sometimes sounding rude

His offhand remarks upset her because they sounded rude.

tell you offhand

give information without prior thought or preparation

I can't tell you offhand where she lives.

Origin of offhand

English, off (away) + hand (manual)

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intj.

annoyance

preceding an offhand or annoyed remark

Examples of offhand in a sentence

The offhand comment was not well received by the audience.
Her offhand comment left everyone in silence.
The manager's offhand attitude upset the team.
Offhand, I would say we have ten in stock.
She couldn't provide the answer offhand during the meeting.
She answered offhand, not bothering to look up.

His comments were made offhand, without consideration.

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French:désinvolte, spontanément, ...
German:unbedacht, spontan, ...
Italian:superficiale, su due piedi, ...
Spanish:improvisado, sin pensar, ...
Portuguese:impensado, sem pensar, ...
Chinese:随意的, 立刻, ...
Japanese:軽率な, すぐに, ...
Arabic:عفوي, مِن دُون تَفْكِير مُسْبَق, ...
Hebrew:פָּזוּז, עַל הַמָּקוֹם, ...
Russian:небрежный, сходу, ...
Ukrainian:недбалий, з ходу, ...
Hindi:लापरवाह, तुरंत, ...
Bengali:হঠকারী, এই মুহূর্তে, ...
Catalan:irreflexiu, de seguida, ...
Czech:ledabylý, hned, ...
Danish:uovervejet, på stående fod, ...
Dutch:achteloos, spontaan, ...
Greek:επιπόλαιος, πρόχειρα, ...
Hungarian:elhamarkodott, kapásból, ...
Khmer:ខ្វះការគិតពិចារណា, ភ្លាមៗដោយមិនបានគិតទុកជាមុន, ...
Korean:즉흥적인, 즉석에서, ...
Persian:سرسری, فی‌البداهه, ...
Polish:nieprzemyślany, od razu, ...
Portuguese (BR):impensado, de imediato, ...
Romanian:neglijent, pe loc, ...
Swedish:slarvig, på rak arm, ...
Thai:ไม่รอบคอบ, อย่างไม่ทันคิด, ...
Turkish:düşüncesiz, hemen, ...
Vietnamese:thiếu suy nghĩ, ngay lúc này thì không, ...

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