offhandedly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb without previous thought or preparation
    offhanded; offhand.
    • couldn't give the figures offhand
    • we decided offhand to go to Canada
    • she had made these remarks offhandedly
  2. adverb in a casually inconsiderate manner
    offhanded; offhand.
    • replied offhand, his mind a million miles away
    • she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter

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