offhandedly
1offhandedly — 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 • Syn: ↑offhand, ↑offhanded • Derived from adjective: ↑ …
2offhandedly — adv. Offhandedly is used with these verbs: ↑shrug …
3offhandedly — adverb see offhanded …
4offhandedly — See offhand. * * * …
5offhandedly — adverb /ˌɑfˈhændədli/ in an offhand manner …
6offhandedly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. nonchalantly, heedlessly, thoughtlessly; see carelessly , indifferently …
7offhandedly — adv. carelessly, informally, extemporaneously, casually …
8offhandedly — off·hand·ed·ly …
9upon the words offhandedly spoken — upon words spoken casually or carelessly, offhand Upon the words offhandedly spoken by a lover we often rely, only to feel the sweetness of their promise disappear …
10offhand — offhandedly, adv. offhandedness, n. /awf hand , of /, adv. 1. cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand. 2. without previous thought or preparation; extempore: to decide offhand to take a trip. adj. 3. informal, casual, curt, or brusque …