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offhand
adjective / adverb
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What it means

  1. adjective casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
    “an offhand manner”
  2. adjective with little or no preparation or forethought
    “his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment”
  3. adverb in a casually inconsiderate manner
    “replied offhand, his mind a million miles away”
  4. adverb without previous thought or preparation
    “couldn't give the figures offhand”