a. | 1. | Instant; unprepared; ready; extemporaneous; unrehearsed; |
Adj. | 1. | offhand - 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, offhanded, unrehearsed, ad-lib |
2. | offhand - casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt" Synonyms: offhanded | |
Adv. | 1. | offhand - 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: offhanded, offhandedly |
2. | offhand - 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: offhanded, offhandedly |