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adjective

offhanded adj.

Same as offhand and off-the-cuff.

Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, off-the-cuff, unpremeditated, unrehearsed.

Without, or seeming to be without, plan or method; casual.

Synonyms: casual, offhand.

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Etymology of 'Offhanded'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Offhanded" Quotes from Famous Books

... at Faenza, also made of wood.[186] Chocolate-coloured paint has been ladled all over the body. The beard is faint lavender, and the canvas loin-cloth is blue. The pose and expression are mannered. It is usual to dismiss it in an offhanded way as a bad and later work; but the modelling shows signs of skill, and until the paint is removed it is useless to make guesses. Two bronze statuettes of the Baptist[187] are distinctly Donatellesque, and made about 1450, though it is impossible to assign them with certainty ...

— Donatello • David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford

Words linked to "Offhanded" : off-the-cuff, extempore, ad-lib, impromptu, extemporary