Offhanded

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  offhanded \offhanded\ adj.
     1. same as {offhand} and {off-the-cuff}.
  
     Syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand,
          off-the-cuff, unpremeditated, unrehearsed.
          [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. Without, or seeming to be without, plan or method; casual.
  
     Syn: casual, offhand.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  offhanded
       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"
              [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore},
               {impromptu}, {offhand}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]
       2: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner";
          "she treated most men with offhand contempt" [syn: {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"
              [syn: {offhand}, {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" [syn: {offhand},
           {offhandedly}]