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OFFHANDEDLY adverb

Definition of offhandedly (adverb)

  1. without previous thought or preparation
    • "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
    • synonyms: offhand, offhanded
  2. in a casually inconsiderate manner
    • "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
    • synonyms: offhand, offhanded
Source: Princeton University Wordnet
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