offhand – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
offhand
adv.
without thought; cavalierly; careless; not serious; without previous preparation, improvised
adj.
improvised; without previous thought or preparation; casual, informal; without thought; carelessly; not seriously
offhand
Adjective
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, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
(similar) unprepared
2. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
(synonym) offhanded
(similar) careless
Adverb
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) 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) offhanded, offhandedly
offhand
přísl.
rovnou; spatra; bez přípravy
příd.jm.
ledabylý; přezíravý
offhand
Przysł
od razu; bez zastanowienia
Przym.
bezceremonialny; niegrzeczny
Offhand
(adv.)
In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.
(a.)
Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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