English

Alternative forms

• off-hand

Adjective

offhand ‎(comparative more offhand, superlative most offhand)

1. without planning or thinking ahead

   She gave an offhand speech.

2. careless; without sufficient thought or consideration

   He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.

3. curt, abrupt, unfriendly

   She was quite offhand with me yesterday.

Synonyms

• (without planning): impromptu, extemporaneous, off-the-cuff; see also Wikisaurus:impromptu

Translations

See also

• off the top of one's head

Adverb

offhand ‎(comparative more offhand, superlative most offhand)

1. right away, immediately, without thinking about it
   • Offhand, I'd guess that that's a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
   • 1854: William Makepeace Thackeray, The Rose and the Ring - We will have no more of this shilly-shallying! Call the Archbishop, and let the Prince and Princess be married offhand!
2. in an offhand manner

Anagrams

• hand off, hand-off, handoff