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Offhand

AW-FHAND

/ˈɔːˈfhænd/

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offhand

Dictionary meaning

In a casually inconsiderate manner.

Examples

  • I replied in an offhand tone when my mother asked me if I had already made my bed.
  • Couldn't give the figures offhand.

Synonyms: offhanded, offhandedly

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