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offhand manner

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  • Offhand — Off hand , a. Instant; unprepared; ready; extemporaneous; unrehearsed; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses; an offhand comment. adv. In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • manner — noun 1 way of doing sth/behaving ADJECTIVE ▪ conventional, normal, standard, traditional, usual ▪ correct, proper ▪ You are not approaching the proble …   Collocations dictionary

  • offhand — offhandedly, adv. offhandedness, n. /awf hand , of /, adv. 1. cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand. 2. without previous thought or preparation; extempore: to decide offhand to take a trip. adj. 3. informal, casual, curt, or brusque …   Universalium

  • offhand — I. adverb Date: 1680 without premeditation or preparation ; extempore < couldn t give the figures offhand > II. adjective Date: 1692 1. casual, informal < a relaxed, offhand manner > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • offhand — 1. adjective /ˌɔfˈhænd/ a) without planning or thinking ahead She gave an offhand speech. b) careless; without sufficient thought or consideration He doesnt realise how hurtful his offhand re …   Wiktionary

  • offhand — adj. & adv. adj. curt or casual in manner. adv. 1 in an offhand manner. 2 without preparation or premeditation. Derivatives: offhanded adj. offhandedly adv. offhandedness n …   Useful english dictionary

  • offhand — {adj.} 1. Informal; casual; careless. * /Dick found Bob s offhand manner inappropriate for business./ 2. In an improvised fashion. * /Offhand, I would guess that at least five thousand people attended the festival./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • offhand — {adj.} 1. Informal; casual; careless. * /Dick found Bob s offhand manner inappropriate for business./ 2. In an improvised fashion. * /Offhand, I would guess that at least five thousand people attended the festival./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • offhand — adj 1. Informal; casual; careless. Dick found Bob s offhand manner inappropriate for business. 2. In an improvised fashion. Offhand, I would guess that at least five thousand people attended the festival …   Словарь американских идиом

  • offhand — 1. adjective an offhand manner Syn: casual, careless, uninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, cool, nonchalant, blasé, aloof, insouciant, cavalier, glib, perfunctory, cursory, unceremonious, ungracious, dismissive, discourteous …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • offhand — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ ungraciously nonchalant or cool in manner. ► ADVERB ▪ without previous consideration …   English terms dictionary

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