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Word | Offhand |
with little or no preparation or forethought; his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment; an extemporaneous piano recital; an extemporary lecture; an extempore skit; offhand excuses; trying to sound offhanded and reassuring; an off-the-cuff toast; a few unrehearsed comments / Instant / casual; done without prior thought / ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner. / without previous thought or preparation / done or made without previous thought or preparation / casual or informal, | |
Usage | ⇒ Expecting to be treated with due propriety by her hosts, Great-Aunt Maud was offended by their offhand manner. ⇒ I couldn't give them the figures offhand. ⇒ his offhand way of talking ⇒ she replied rather offhand ⇒ I can't tell you offhand; I'll have to check my files first |
Synonyms | casual, extempore, impromptu, spontaneous, unpremeditated, unprepared, extemporaneous, extemporary, abrupt, unstudied, cavalier, offhanded, spur-of-the-moment, unrehearsed, careless, curt, off the cuff, perfunctory, ad lib, cursory, |
Antonyms | careful, planned, considered, deliberate, intended, prepared, calculated, considerate, premeditated, written, accurate, affable, alter, amazement, anal, armed, arranged, assiduous, attend, attentive, |
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