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Synonyms for offhand


Grammar : Adj
Spell : awf-hand, of-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔfˈhænd, ˈɒf-

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Définition of offhand

  • adj abrupt, careless
  • adj ad-lib, extemporaneous
Example sentences :
  • Offhand he could think of no weak spot on his side; and if he must fight, he would fight.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
  • The doctor was a little bearded man in white, with an offhand manner.
  • Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • With offhand cordiality, Claude takes charge of this interesting friend.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • It isn't every day that a man and his wife get their lives saved in that offhand way!
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • I began in an offhand but cautious manner to talk about Bernard.
  • Extract from : « John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein » by Frank R. Stockton
  • One who can tell you offhand how many sharps are in the key of C major.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken
  • "The quicker the sooner," Morgan replied in offhand cowboy way.
  • Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden
  • Like that, offhand, as if it was somethin' you could do anytime between lunch and one-thirty.
  • Extract from : « Torchy » by Sewell Ford
  • The best alibi I can think up is that I did it offhand and casual.
  • Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
  • He was handsome and bold and pleasant, offhand and gay and kind.
  • Extract from : « The Turn of the Screw » by Henry James

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