Analysis Complete

offhand

/ offhand /
adjective satellite/adverb

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
"an offhand manner"
"she treated most men with offhand contempt"
Similar:
careless
adverb Sense 2
in a casually inconsiderate manner
"replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"
"she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
Pertains to:
offhanded
adverb Sense 3
without previous thought or preparation
"couldn''t give the figures offhand"
"we decided offhand to go to Canada"
"she had made these remarks offhandedly"
Pertains to:
ad-lib extemporaneous extemporary extempore impromptu
adjective satellite Sense 4
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"
Similar:
unprepared
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
2
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

careless unprepared