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Thesaurus: offhand

Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses.

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  1. a. Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses.
  2. adv. In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.
  3. adj. with little or no preparation or forethought
  4. adj. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
  5. adv. without previous thought or preparation
  6. adv. in a casually inconsiderate manner
  7. Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses. -- adv. In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.
  8. Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhandexcuses.-- adv.
  9. r:37/j:63 s. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate r. without previous thought or preparation r. in a casually inconsiderate manner