offhand

Pronunciation: /ˌɔfˈhænd/

The English word “offhand” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

Without planning or thinking ahead.
Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration.
Curt, abrupt, unfriendly.

adverb

Right away, immediately, without thinking about it.
In an abrupt or unfriendly manner.

Etymology

From Middle English *ofhande, *ofhende, from Old English ofhende (“absent, lost”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *abahandijaz. Equivalent to (and re-formed as) off- + hand. Cognate with Icelandic afhendur. Compare onhand.

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