OFFHAND
\ˈɒfhand], \ˈɒfhand], \ˈɒ_f_h_a_n_d]\
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in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
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casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
By Princeton University
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in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
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casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
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By Noah Webster.
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Done without preparation; as, an offhand speech; informal; unceremonious; as, an offhand manner.
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Without preparation.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Without preparation; unceremonious or unceremoniously.
By James Champlin Fernald
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