offhand (redirected from offhandedness)

off·hand  (ôfhnd, f-)

adv.

Without preparation or forethought; extemporaneously.

adj. also off·hand·ed (-hndd)

Performed or expressed without preparation or forethought. See Synonyms at extemporaneous.

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offhanded·ly adv.

offhanded·ness n.

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offhand

Adjective

also offhanded

curt or casual in manner: I felt calm enough to adopt a casual offhand manner

Adverb

without preparation: I don't know offhand why that should be so

offhandedly adv
offhandedness n

Thesaurus

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" ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhanded, unrehearsed unprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson
	2.	offhand - casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt" offhanded careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"
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" 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" offhanded, offhandedly

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offhand

adjective 1. casual, informal, indifferent, careless, abrupt, cavalier, aloof, unconcerned, curt, uninterested, glib, cursory, couldn't-care-less, apathetic, perfunctory, blasé, brusque, take-it-or-leave-it (informal) nonchalant, lackadaisical, unceremonious, offhanded << OPPOSITE attentive

adverb 2. off the cuff, (informal) spontaneously, impromptu, just like that (informal) ad lib, extempore, off the top of your head (informal) without preparation, extemporaneously

Translations

offhand [ɔfˈhænd] adj → informal (= brusque); desconsiderado

adv → de improviso, sin pensarlo;

I can't tell you offhand → no te lo puedo decir así de improviso or (LAM) así nomás

offhand [ɔfˈhænd] adj → désinvolte

adv → spontanément;

I can't tell you offhand → je ne peux pas vous le dire comme ça

offhand [ɔfˈhænd] adj → disinvolto/a, noncurante

adv → all'impronto;

I can't tell you offhand → non posso dirglielo su due piedi