offhanded 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
with little or no preparation or forethought
Examples
- 1.an extemporary lecture
- 2.an extemporaneous piano recital
- 3.trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- 4.an extempore skit
- 5.a few unrehearsed comments
- 6.offhand excuses
- 7.his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- 8.an off-the-cuff toast
- 9.an impromptu speech
