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comparative more offhand, superlative most offhand
Without planning or thinking ahead. quotations examples
He must also be fluent in obscenity, offhand in sex. Most important of all, he must play tough.
1976 June 7, Nik Cohn, “Inside the Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night”, in New York Magazine
Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration. examples
Curt, abrupt, unfriendly. examples
Right away, immediately, without thinking about it. quotations examples
We will have no more of this shilly-shallying! Call the Archbishop, and let the Prince and Princess be married offhand!
1854, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Rose and the Ring
In an offhand (adjective) manner. examples