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offhanded |
Overview of adj offhanded The adj offhanded has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed -- (with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments") 2. offhand, offhanded -- (casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt") Overview of adv offhanded The adv offhanded has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. offhand, offhanded, offhandedly -- (without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly") 2. 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") Antonyms of adj offhanded 2 senses of offhanded Sense 1 ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed INDIRECT (VIA unprepared) -> prepared Sense 2 offhand, offhanded INDIRECT (VIA careless) -> careful Similarity of adj offhanded 2 senses of offhanded Sense 1 ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed => unprepared (vs. prepared) Sense 2 offhand, offhanded => careless (vs. careful) Attributes of adj offhanded Familiarity of adj offhanded offhanded used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj offhanded offhanded Overview of adj offhanded The adj offhanded has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed -- (with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments") 2. offhand, offhanded -- (casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt") Overview of adv offhanded The adv offhanded has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. offhand, offhanded, offhandedly -- (without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly") 2. 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")
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