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adjective

offhanded adj.

Same as offhand and off-the-cuff.

Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, off-the-cuff, unpremeditated, unrehearsed.

Without, or seeming to be without, plan or method; casual.

Synonyms: casual, offhand.

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Etymology of 'Offhanded'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Offhanded" Quotes from Famous Books

... at Faenza, also made of wood.[186] Chocolate-coloured paint has been ladled all over the body. The beard is faint lavender, and the canvas loin-cloth is blue. The pose and expression are mannered. It is usual to dismiss it in an offhanded way as a bad and later work; but the modelling shows signs of skill, and until the paint is removed it is useless to make guesses. Two bronze statuettes of the Baptist[187] are distinctly Donatellesque, and made about 1450, though it is impossible to assign them with certainty ...

— Donatello • David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford

... in winter the surf often comes up right under the bungalows!" remarked Phyllis, in quite an offhanded way. ...

— The Dragon's Secret • Augusta Huiell Seaman

... order. Untidy officials offhanded in manner. Travelers protesting against the rules and regulations, to which they submitted all the same. Christophe was in France. After having satisfied the curiosity of the customs, he took his seat again in the train for Paris. Night was over the fields that were soaked ...

— Jean Christophe: In Paris - The Market-Place, Antoinette, The House • Romain Rolland