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
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Like its protagonist, Train Dreams drifts along like a simple bowl floating downstream, an offhand image that itself appears during a late flashback.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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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Emblematic of that strategy is Mahler’s offhand obliteration of his future wife’s compositional ambitions.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Like its protagonist, Train Dreams drifts along like a simple bowl floating downstream, an offhand image that itself appears during a late flashback.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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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 13 Mar. 2025.
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