<adv.all> couldn't give the figures offhand we decided offhand to go to Canada she had made these remarks offhandedly
in a casually inconsiderate manner
<adv.all> replied offhand, his mind a million miles away she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter [ adj ]
with little or no preparation or forethought
<adj.all> his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment an extemporaneous piano recital an extemporary lecture an extempore skit an impromptu speech offhand excuses trying to sound offhanded and reassuring an off-the-cuff toast a few unrehearsed comments
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
<adj.all> an offhand manner she treated most men with offhand contempt
offhanded \offhanded\ adj. 1. same as {offhand} and {off-the-cuff}.