offhand 音標拼音: ['ɔfh'ænd]
a . 即時的,即席的,無準備的
ad . 即時地,即席地,隨便地
即時的,即席的,無准備的即時地,即席地,隨便地
offhand adv 1 :
without previous thought or preparation ; "
couldn '
t give the figures offhand "; "
we decided offhand to go to Canada "; "
she had made these remarks offhandedly " [
synonym :
{
offhand }, {
offhanded }, {
offhandedly }]
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 " [
synonym : {
offhand },
{
offhanded }, {
offhandedly }]
adj 1 :
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 "; "
an off -
the -
cuff toast ";
"
a few unrehearsed comments " [
synonym : {
ad -
lib },
{
extemporaneous }, {
extemporary }, {
extempore },
{
impromptu }, {
offhand }, {
offhanded }, {
off -
the -
cuff },
{
unrehearsed }]
2 :
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate ; "
an offhand manner ";
"
she treated most men with offhand contempt " [
synonym : {
offhand },
{
offhanded }]
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 ]
161 Moby Thesaurus words for "
offhand ":
Bohemian ,
abrupt ,
ad lib ,
ad libitum ,
ad -
lib ,
affable ,
airily ,
airy ,
aloof ,
any old way ,
any which way ,
anyhow ,
at short notice ,
at sight ,
blase ,
brusque ,
bunglingly ,
by ear ,
by the by ,
by the way ,
careless ,
carelessly ,
casual ,
casually ,
cavalier ,
clumsily ,
cool ,
cordial ,
cursorily ,
cursory ,
curt ,
degage ,
devil -
may -
care ,
disregardant ,
disregardful ,
disregardfully ,
distant ,
easy ,
easygoing ,
en famille ,
en passant ,
extemporaneous ,
extemporaneously ,
extemporarily ,
extemporary ,
extempore ,
familiar ,
familiarly ,
flippant ,
folksy ,
forgetful ,
forgetfully ,
free and easy ,
glib ,
gracious ,
haphazardly ,
haymish ,
heedless ,
heedlessly ,
helter -
skelter ,
hit and miss ,
hit or miss ,
homely ,
homey ,
impromptu ,
improvisatorial ,
improvise ,
improvised ,
improviso ,
in passing ,
inattentively ,
incidentally ,
inconsiderate ,
inconsiderately ,
indifferent ,
informal ,
informally ,
insouciant ,
irregular ,
jury -
rigged ,
lackadaisical ,
lazy ,
light -
hearted ,
loose ,
makeshift ,
messily ,
natural ,
naturally ,
nonchalant ,
oblivious ,
off the cuff ,
off the hip ,
off -
the -
cuff ,
offhanded ,
offhandedly ,
on sight ,
once over lightly ,
out of hand ,
parenthetically ,
perfunctorily ,
perfunctory ,
plain ,
plainly ,
promiscuously ,
reckless ,
recklessly ,
regardless ,
regardlessly ,
relaxed ,
relaxedly ,
respectless ,
sans ceremonie ,
simple ,
simply ,
slapdash ,
sloppily ,
smooth ,
sociable ,
spur -
of -
the -
moment ,
stopgap ,
superficial ,
superficially ,
tactless ,
tactlessly ,
thoughtless ,
thoughtlessly ,
unaffected ,
unaffectedly ,
unassuming ,
unassumingly ,
unceremonious ,
unceremoniously ,
unconcerned ,
unconstrained ,
unconstrainedly ,
unconventional ,
undiplomatic ,
ungracious ,
unguardedly ,
unheedful ,
unheedfully ,
unheeding ,
unheedingly ,
uninterested ,
unmindful ,
unmindfully ,
unofficial ,
unofficially ,
unpremeditated ,
unprepared ,
unready ,
unrehearsed ,
unsolicitous ,
unsolicitously ,
unstudied ,
untactful ,
unthinking ,
unthinkingly ,
unvigilantly ,
unwarily ,
without ceremony
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OFFHAND Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com The adjective offhand describes a remark or comment that is made without previous thought or preparation If you are at a wedding, you may want to make a few offhand but nice remarks about the newlyweds
OFFHAND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary He was offhand, waving his arms about, and he did not think anybody was taking the slightest notice of what he said
Offhand - definition of offhand by The Free Dictionary Define offhand offhand synonyms, offhand pronunciation, offhand translation, English dictionary definition of offhand adv Without preparation or forethought; extemporaneously: Offhand, I can't think of his name adj also off·hand·ed Performed or expressed without
offhand adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of offhand adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
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OFFHAND Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of OFFHAND is without premeditation or preparation : extempore How to use offhand in a sentence
offhand - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective offhand (comparative more offhand, superlative most offhand) Without planning or thinking ahead
OFFHAND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you say something offhand, you say it without checking the details or facts of it
offhand, adj. adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . Factsheet What does the word offhand mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word offhand, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
Offhand Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Offhand definition: Without preparation or forethought; extemporaneously