OFFHAND — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
offhand
Casually thoughtless or inconsiderate.
Приклади
- An offhand manner.
- She treated most men with offhand contempt.
With little or no preparation or forethought.
Приклади
- 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.
In a casually inconsiderate manner.
Приклади
- Replied offhand, his mind a million miles away.
- She threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter.
Without previous thought or preparation.
Приклади
- Couldn't give the figures offhand.
- We decided offhand to go to Canada.
- She had made these remarks offhandedly.
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