as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
an offhand comment that later caused the politician much embarrassment
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as in casually
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Recent Examples of offhand
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
Few seemed to catch onto his offhand commentary on the topic.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 25 Dec. 2020
Many hunters used to regularly shoot offhand, including the great Jack O’Connor.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2020
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Yet the canny level of observation — at once casual, caustic and empathetic — makes for a film that adds up to considerably more than the sum of its seemingly offhand parts.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
Few seemed to catch onto his offhand commentary on the topic.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Thomas didn’t know offhand but circled back to him with the answer: Six.
—Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 25 Dec. 2020
Many hunters used to regularly shoot offhand, including the great Jack O’Connor.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2020
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“Offhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offhand. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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