Lexic.us

Definition of Offhanded

1. Adjective. With little or no preparation or forethought. "A few unrehearsed comments"

2. Adverb. Without previous thought or preparation. "She had made these remarks offhandedly"

3. Adjective. Casually thoughtless or inconsiderate. "She treated most men with offhand contempt"

4. Adverb. In a casually inconsiderate manner. "She threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"

Definition of Offhanded

1. Adjective. in a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Offhanded

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Offhanded

offerers offerest offereth offering offering protection offerings offeror offerors offers offertories

offertory offerture offertures offfield offhand offhanded (current term) offhandedly offhandedness offhandednesses offhold

office office-bearer office-house office-wall office-walls office automation office block office boy office boys office building

Literary usage of Offhanded

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"It is an older word and a shorter word than offhanded and offhandedly, ... About offhanded there is little to be said except that it is a standard word ..."

2. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company (1912)
""Nor do I care" says Phil, in such an offhanded way as almost put courage in to the boys' hearts again; for they knew that Phil was the most wonderful man ..."

3. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1879)
"He was also too impatient and offhanded in the Trial Scene—a defect which, no doubt, by this time he has remedied, and ha-, become deeply interested in what ..."

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