What does offhand mean?
Offhand means Without planning or thinking ahead..
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/ˌɔfˈhænd/ · adjective
Without planning or thinking ahead..
She gave an offhand speech.
He must also be fluent in obscenity, offhand in sex. Most important of all, he must play tough.
He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
In September 2019, on the papal plane en route to Mozambique, Francis acknowledged the sharp opposition he faced from conservative detractors in the United States in an offhand remark. He said, it was “an honor that the Americans attack me.”
She was quite offhand with me yesterday.
Offhand, I'd guess that that's a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
We will have no more of this shilly-shallying! Call the Archbishop, and let the Prince and Princess be married offhand!
Use offhand when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Offhand means Without planning or thinking ahead..
Common synonyms include impromptu, extemporaneous, off-the-cuff, out of hand.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She gave an offhand speech.
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