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 - Merriam-Webster The meaning of OFFHAND is without premeditation or preparation : extempore How to use offhand in a sentence
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 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 Simple Definition - Merriam-Webster The simple definition of OFFHAND is without previous thought or preparation
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 - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. 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 As an adjective, offhand can mean careless, brusque, or inconsiderate
OFFHAND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you say something offhand, you say it without checking the details or facts of it
OFFHAND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary An "insignificant gesture, an offhand comment" or a plaid sports coat can alter destiny
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
How to Use Offhand Correctly - GRAMMARIST Offhand is the standard spelling of the adjective describing things that are (1) improvised, or (2) performed without preparation It is a single word with no hyphen Offhanded, off-hand, and off-handed all appear fairly often, but each can be replaced with the shorter, simpler offhand