| adj. | 1. | same as offhand and off-the-cuff. |
| 2. | Without, or seeming to be without, plan or method; casual. |
| Adj. | 1. | offhanded - 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" Synonyms: extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, unrehearsed, ad-lib |
| 2. | offhanded - casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt" Synonyms: offhand | |
| Adv. | 1. | offhanded - without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly" Synonyms: offhand, offhandedly |
| 2. | offhanded - in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter" Synonyms: offhand, offhandedly |
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