offhanded
英[??f'h?nd?d]
美['?f'h?nd?d]
英英词典释义
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"2. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate;
"an offhand manner""she treated most men with offhand contempt"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"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"