offhand : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: offhand	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for offhand
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
offhand adv without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly" Synonym(s): offhand, offhanded, offhandedly in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter" Synonym(s): offhand, offhanded, offhandedly adj with little or no preparation or forethought; "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" Synonym(s): ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt" Synonym(s): offhand, offhanded
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Offhand \Off"hand`\, a. Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses. -- adv. In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.