| ADJECTIVE | all | offhanded, ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed | with little or no preparation or forethought |
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| all | offhanded, offhand | casually thoughtless or inconsiderate | |
| ADVERB | all | offhanded, offhand, offhandedly | without previous thought or preparation |
| all | offhanded, offhand, offhandedly | in a casually inconsiderate manner |
| Meaning | With little or no preparation or forethought. | |
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| Example | "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring" | |
| Synonyms | ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed | |
| Broader | unprepared | Without preparation |
| Spanish | extemporáneo, improvisado, indiferente, insultante | |
| Adverbs | offhandedly | without previous thought or preparation |
| Meaning | casually thoughtless or inconsiderate. | |
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| Synonym | offhand | |
| Broader | careless | marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness |
| Adverbs | offhandedly | in a casually inconsiderate manner |
| Meaning | Without previous thought or preparation. | |
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| Example | "she had made these remarks offhandedly" | |
| Synonyms | offhand, offhandedly | |
| Meaning | In a casually inconsiderate manner. | |
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| Example | "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter" | |
| Synonyms | offhand, offhandedly | |
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