Definition of offhand in English:

offhand

adjective ɒfˈhandˈɒfhandˌɔfˈhænd

Ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner.
冷淡的；冷漠无情的；满不在乎的；爱理不理的
you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon
今天下午你对她有点爱理不理。
Example sentencesExamples
- But Johar has an offhand, stylish way of doing it.
- At that point and on your show I didn't know what that meant at all because it was such a casual offhand remark.
- The weirdest thing is that people always make these offhand comments as if I know exactly what they're talking about, as if everyone knows.
- I learned it from someone who formerly worked in the government and he mentioned it in an offhand manner, leading me to infer it was something that insiders were well aware of.
- ‘Yes,’ Riggs replied in an offhand manner, sitting obediently, and crossing his legs in front of him.
- The woman who, about half hour ago had been hard, stern and rather austere was now so offhand and casual that Miette suspected a stand-in had been found while she napped.
- No screenings were used to stimulate this activity, as it was crucial to discover the offhand references subjects would make to justify their choices.
- As with O'Reilly, offhand dismissal of critics is not a good practice for any business, organization, group, or individual.
- But even in the tiniest detail, in apparently offhand remarks, there is a sense of his determination to confine himself to a list of terse, pre-scripted lines.
- The level will obviously be slight if it's just some offhand teasing among casual acquaintances.
- Now, you can do this in an offhand manner, casually noting results, but you'll be much further ahead if you do it somewhat scientifically.
- She probably doesn't even realize her offhand remarks are offensive to you.
- His offhand remark may be closer to the truth if discount business class catches on.
- For all the outward signs of casualness, these works are not quite as offhand as they might seem to be at first.
- ‘They were quite abrupt and offhand,’ says Elliot, who is now 39.
- ‘This is too important and fundamental a problem to be simply dismissed in this offhand way by the Minister,’ said Dr Cowley.
- I follow and offer refreshment, which is once more declined, though this time the Italian's manner is not offhand, but solicitous and somewhat grave.
- ‘The NRA should understand that we are not second class citizens and will not stand for this offhand treatment,’ he concluded.
- Let him patronise his overpriced London restaurants with their indifferent offerings and offhand service.
- He'd said it in such an offhand and nonchalant manner, though, that I decided to let it drop.
Synonyms
indifferent, casual, careless, uninterested, unconcerned, cool, distant, aloof, nonchalant, blasé, insouciant, offhanded, cavalier, glib, perfunctory, cursory, unceremonious, ungracious, curt, abrupt, terse, brusque, dismissive, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, rude
impromptu, off-the-cuff, spontaneous, extempore, unpremeditated, extemporaneous, unthinking, unstudied
informal off, offish, couldn't-care-less, take-it-or-leave-it
rare pococurante

adverb ɒfˈhandˌɔfˈhænd

Without previous thought or consideration.
不假思索地；事先未经准备地；即席地
I can't think of a better answer offhand
我一下子想不出更好的回答。
Example sentencesExamples
- We do tend to dismiss offhand such phenomena as human artifacts, and because of good theoretical and inductive preconceptions.
- I'm not sure, but offhand it seems to fulfill the criteria of the definitions offered by Bennett.
- I can't cite references offhand, but she's excellent.
- I've seen worse documents, I suppose, but it's hard to think of one offhand.
- Gatsby replies offhand that Meyer is a gambler and is the man who fixed the World Series in 1919.
- I know there are more, but I can't think of them offhand.
- It would be difficult to think, offhand, of a simple explanation of why a young woman, a total stranger, wearing only a nightdress, rang our doorbell at 7.45 in the morning.
- His initial reaction was to declare that he could not issue letters offhand and would have to verify what actually took place.
- The only other soup lyric I can think of offhand is the Lewis Carroll lyric ‘Beautiful Soup.’
- I read a great deal, but I can't really pick a landmark book offhand.
- Let me open up the category of muddling through, and there are two or three different ways offhand, of doing that.
- I couldn't think offhand of a creative use for this thing, a non-business use, but maybe with some pondering…
- I'm sure there must be a reason why Dean's comment is different, but offhand I can't think what it is.
- I can't think of anyone offhand I would specifically not want to hear from, though if I really gave it some thought there might be one or two.
- And I don't recall right offhand what exactly that was.
- I can't remember the name of the actress who played Nan offhand and don't have time to look it up.
- I don't recall offhand the names of any of the other sources.
- I know of no good way to explain the divisions and/or contrasts offhand.
- What makes you think women can just remember dates offhand this way?
- I don't offhand dismiss speculation that this is all a neoconservative plot to privatize Iraqi art.
Synonyms
without preparation, on the spur of the moment, without consideration, without checking, extempore, impromptu, ad lib
extemporaneously, without rehearsal, spontaneously
Latin ad libitum
informal off the cuff, off the top of one's head, just like that, at the drop of a hat

Derivatives

offhanded

adjectiveˌɒfˈhandɪdˌɔfˈhændəd

Ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner; offhand.
冷淡的；冷漠无情的；满不在乎的；爱理不理的
offhanded remarks that weren't fully considered
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Whatever,’ I dismissed him in an offhanded manner.
- I quaked a little when I heard that, but he said it in such a casual, almost offhanded way, he made it seem possible.
- However, while the ideas expressed in these interviews may lack the benefits of hindsight, they do not come across as offhanded or unstudied.

offhandedly

adverb

I perhaps dismissed it too offhandedly, arguing that the viewer stats have gone up and stayed up through the summer (a season when they usually tail off).
Example sentencesExamples
- Lessig treats this opposing view rather offhandedly, a serious flaw in an otherwise excellent book.
- ‘Pretty,’ he acknowledged offhandedly, turning to head off, but something drew his eye back to the page.

offhandedness

noun

His fathering style, interestingly, was not much different from his writing style, which is to say, excellence disguised as offhandedness.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of the best gags here are throwaway ones, delivered with an offhandedness that makes them work.
- Throughout the photos shown there is an offhandedness that only a master can effect, but his display of nonchalance is gracious and at times humorous.

Rhymes

and, band, bland, brand, expand, firsthand, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, misunderstand, rand, righthand, Samarkand, sand, stand, strand, thirdhand, underhand, undermanned, understand, unplanned, untanned, withstand

Definition of offhand in US English:

offhand

adjectiveˌɔfˈhændˌôfˈhand

Ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner.
冷淡的；冷漠无情的；满不在乎的；爱理不理的
his offhand way of talking
Example sentencesExamples
- Now, you can do this in an offhand manner, casually noting results, but you'll be much further ahead if you do it somewhat scientifically.
- ‘This is too important and fundamental a problem to be simply dismissed in this offhand way by the Minister,’ said Dr Cowley.
- He'd said it in such an offhand and nonchalant manner, though, that I decided to let it drop.
- The level will obviously be slight if it's just some offhand teasing among casual acquaintances.
- As with O'Reilly, offhand dismissal of critics is not a good practice for any business, organization, group, or individual.
- Let him patronise his overpriced London restaurants with their indifferent offerings and offhand service.
- But even in the tiniest detail, in apparently offhand remarks, there is a sense of his determination to confine himself to a list of terse, pre-scripted lines.
- His offhand remark may be closer to the truth if discount business class catches on.
- For all the outward signs of casualness, these works are not quite as offhand as they might seem to be at first.
- I learned it from someone who formerly worked in the government and he mentioned it in an offhand manner, leading me to infer it was something that insiders were well aware of.
- ‘The NRA should understand that we are not second class citizens and will not stand for this offhand treatment,’ he concluded.
- The woman who, about half hour ago had been hard, stern and rather austere was now so offhand and casual that Miette suspected a stand-in had been found while she napped.
- ‘Yes,’ Riggs replied in an offhand manner, sitting obediently, and crossing his legs in front of him.
- The weirdest thing is that people always make these offhand comments as if I know exactly what they're talking about, as if everyone knows.
- No screenings were used to stimulate this activity, as it was crucial to discover the offhand references subjects would make to justify their choices.
- But Johar has an offhand, stylish way of doing it.
- At that point and on your show I didn't know what that meant at all because it was such a casual offhand remark.
- I follow and offer refreshment, which is once more declined, though this time the Italian's manner is not offhand, but solicitous and somewhat grave.
- She probably doesn't even realize her offhand remarks are offensive to you.
- ‘They were quite abrupt and offhand,’ says Elliot, who is now 39.
Synonyms
indifferent, casual, careless, uninterested, unconcerned, cool, distant, aloof, nonchalant, blasé, insouciant, offhanded, cavalier, glib, perfunctory, cursory, unceremonious, ungracious, curt, abrupt, terse, brusque, dismissive, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, rude

adverbˌɔfˈhændˌôfˈhand

Without previous thought or consideration.
不假思索地；事先未经准备地；即席地
I can't think of a better answer offhand
我一下子想不出更好的回答。
Example sentencesExamples
- I know of no good way to explain the divisions and/or contrasts offhand.
- I read a great deal, but I can't really pick a landmark book offhand.
- And I don't recall right offhand what exactly that was.
- I don't offhand dismiss speculation that this is all a neoconservative plot to privatize Iraqi art.
- It would be difficult to think, offhand, of a simple explanation of why a young woman, a total stranger, wearing only a nightdress, rang our doorbell at 7.45 in the morning.
- I can't think of anyone offhand I would specifically not want to hear from, though if I really gave it some thought there might be one or two.
- What makes you think women can just remember dates offhand this way?
- His initial reaction was to declare that he could not issue letters offhand and would have to verify what actually took place.
- I've seen worse documents, I suppose, but it's hard to think of one offhand.
- I know there are more, but I can't think of them offhand.
- I can't cite references offhand, but she's excellent.
- I'm sure there must be a reason why Dean's comment is different, but offhand I can't think what it is.
- The only other soup lyric I can think of offhand is the Lewis Carroll lyric ‘Beautiful Soup.’
- I couldn't think offhand of a creative use for this thing, a non-business use, but maybe with some pondering…
- I'm not sure, but offhand it seems to fulfill the criteria of the definitions offered by Bennett.
- We do tend to dismiss offhand such phenomena as human artifacts, and because of good theoretical and inductive preconceptions.
- I don't recall offhand the names of any of the other sources.
- Gatsby replies offhand that Meyer is a gambler and is the man who fixed the World Series in 1919.
- Let me open up the category of muddling through, and there are two or three different ways offhand, of doing that.
- I can't remember the name of the actress who played Nan offhand and don't have time to look it up.
Synonyms
without preparation, on the spur of the moment, without consideration, without checking, extempore, impromptu, ad lib

单词	offhand
释义	Definition of offhand in English: offhand adjective ɒfˈhandˈɒfhandˌɔfˈhænd Ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner. 冷淡的；冷漠无情的；满不在乎的；爱理不理的 you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon 今天下午你对她有点爱理不理。 Example sentencesExamples But Johar has an offhand, stylish way of doing it. At that point and on your show I didn't know what that meant at all because it was such a casual offhand remark. The weirdest thing is that people always make these offhand comments as if I know exactly what they're talking about, as if everyone knows. I learned it from someone who formerly worked in the government and he mentioned it in an offhand manner, leading me to infer it was something that insiders were well aware of. ‘Yes,’ Riggs replied in an offhand manner, sitting obediently, and crossing his legs in front of him. The woman who, about half hour ago had been hard, stern and rather austere was now so offhand and casual that Miette suspected a stand-in had been found while she napped. No screenings were used to stimulate this activity, as it was crucial to discover the offhand references subjects would make to justify their choices. As with O'Reilly, offhand dismissal of critics is not a good practice for any business, organization, group, or individual. But even in the tiniest detail, in apparently offhand remarks, there is a sense of his determination to confine himself to a list of terse, pre-scripted lines. The level will obviously be slight if it's just some offhand teasing among casual acquaintances. Now, you can do this in an offhand manner, casually noting results, but you'll be much further ahead if you do it somewhat scientifically. She probably doesn't even realize her offhand remarks are offensive to you. His offhand remark may be closer to the truth if discount business class catches on. For all the outward signs of casualness, these works are not quite as offhand as they might seem to be at first. ‘They were quite abrupt and offhand,’ says Elliot, who is now 39. ‘This is too important and fundamental a problem to be simply dismissed in this offhand way by the Minister,’ said Dr Cowley. I follow and offer refreshment, which is once more declined, though this time the Italian's manner is not offhand, but solicitous and somewhat grave. ‘The NRA should understand that we are not second class citizens and will not stand for this offhand treatment,’ he concluded. Let him patronise his overpriced London restaurants with their indifferent offerings and offhand service. He'd said it in such an offhand and nonchalant manner, though, that I decided to let it drop. Synonyms indifferent, casual, careless, uninterested, unconcerned, cool, distant, aloof, nonchalant, blasé, insouciant, offhanded, cavalier, glib, perfunctory, cursory, unceremonious, ungracious, curt, abrupt, terse, brusque, dismissive, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, rude impromptu, off-the-cuff, spontaneous, extempore, unpremeditated, extemporaneous, unthinking, unstudied informal off, offish, couldn't-care-less, take-it-or-leave-it rare pococurante adverb ɒfˈhandˌɔfˈhænd Without previous thought or consideration. 不假思索地；事先未经准备地；即席地 I can't think of a better answer offhand 我一下子想不出更好的回答。 Example sentencesExamples We do tend to dismiss offhand such phenomena as human artifacts, and because of good theoretical and inductive preconceptions. I'm not sure, but offhand it seems to fulfill the criteria of the definitions offered by Bennett. I can't cite references offhand, but she's excellent. I've seen worse documents, I suppose, but it's hard to think of one offhand. Gatsby replies offhand that Meyer is a gambler and is the man who fixed the World Series in 1919. I know there are more, but I can't think of them offhand. It would be difficult to think, offhand, of a simple explanation of why a young woman, a total stranger, wearing only a nightdress, rang our doorbell at 7.45 in the morning. His initial reaction was to declare that he could not issue letters offhand and would have to verify what actually took place. The only other soup lyric I can think of offhand is the Lewis Carroll lyric ‘Beautiful Soup.’ I read a great deal, but I can't really pick a landmark book offhand. Let me open up the category of muddling through, and there are two or three different ways offhand, of doing that. I couldn't think offhand of a creative use for this thing, a non-business use, but maybe with some pondering… I'm sure there must be a reason why Dean's comment is different, but offhand I can't think what it is. I can't think of anyone offhand I would specifically not want to hear from, though if I really gave it some thought there might be one or two. And I don't recall right offhand what exactly that was. I can't remember the name of the actress who played Nan offhand and don't have time to look it up. I don't recall offhand the names of any of the other sources. I know of no good way to explain the divisions and/or contrasts offhand. What makes you think women can just remember dates offhand this way? I don't offhand dismiss speculation that this is all a neoconservative plot to privatize Iraqi art. Synonyms without preparation, on the spur of the moment, without consideration, without checking, extempore, impromptu, ad lib extemporaneously, without rehearsal, spontaneously Latin ad libitum informal off the cuff, off the top of one's head, just like that, at the drop of a hat Derivatives offhanded adjectiveˌɒfˈhandɪdˌɔfˈhændəd Ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner; offhand. 冷淡的；冷漠无情的；满不在乎的；爱理不理的 offhanded remarks that weren't fully considered Example sentencesExamples ‘Whatever,’ I dismissed him in an offhanded manner. I quaked a little when I heard that, but he said it in such a casual, almost offhanded way, he made it seem possible. However, while the ideas expressed in these interviews may lack the benefits of hindsight, they do not come across as offhanded or unstudied. offhandedly adverb I perhaps dismissed it too offhandedly, arguing that the viewer stats have gone up and stayed up through the summer (a season when they usually tail off). Example sentencesExamples Lessig treats this opposing view rather offhandedly, a serious flaw in an otherwise excellent book. ‘Pretty,’ he acknowledged offhandedly, turning to head off, but something drew his eye back to the page. offhandedness noun His fathering style, interestingly, was not much different from his writing style, which is to say, excellence disguised as offhandedness. Example sentencesExamples Many of the best gags here are throwaway ones, delivered with an offhandedness that makes them work. Throughout the photos shown there is an offhandedness that only a master can effect, but his display of nonchalance is gracious and at times humorous. Rhymes and, band, bland, brand, expand, firsthand, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, misunderstand, rand, righthand, Samarkand, sand, stand, strand, thirdhand, underhand, undermanned, understand, unplanned, untanned, withstand Definition of offhand in US English: offhand adjectiveˌɔfˈhændˌôfˈhand Ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner. 冷淡的；冷漠无情的；满不在乎的；爱理不理的 his offhand way of talking Example sentencesExamples Now, you can do this in an offhand manner, casually noting results, but you'll be much further ahead if you do it somewhat scientifically. ‘This is too important and fundamental a problem to be simply dismissed in this offhand way by the Minister,’ said Dr Cowley. He'd said it in such an offhand and nonchalant manner, though, that I decided to let it drop. The level will obviously be slight if it's just some offhand teasing among casual acquaintances. As with O'Reilly, offhand dismissal of critics is not a good practice for any business, organization, group, or individual. Let him patronise his overpriced London restaurants with their indifferent offerings and offhand service. But even in the tiniest detail, in apparently offhand remarks, there is a sense of his determination to confine himself to a list of terse, pre-scripted lines. His offhand remark may be closer to the truth if discount business class catches on. For all the outward signs of casualness, these works are not quite as offhand as they might seem to be at first. I learned it from someone who formerly worked in the government and he mentioned it in an offhand manner, leading me to infer it was something that insiders were well aware of. ‘The NRA should understand that we are not second class citizens and will not stand for this offhand treatment,’ he concluded. The woman who, about half hour ago had been hard, stern and rather austere was now so offhand and casual that Miette suspected a stand-in had been found while she napped. ‘Yes,’ Riggs replied in an offhand manner, sitting obediently, and crossing his legs in front of him. The weirdest thing is that people always make these offhand comments as if I know exactly what they're talking about, as if everyone knows. No screenings were used to stimulate this activity, as it was crucial to discover the offhand references subjects would make to justify their choices. But Johar has an offhand, stylish way of doing it. At that point and on your show I didn't know what that meant at all because it was such a casual offhand remark. I follow and offer refreshment, which is once more declined, though this time the Italian's manner is not offhand, but solicitous and somewhat grave. She probably doesn't even realize her offhand remarks are offensive to you. ‘They were quite abrupt and offhand,’ says Elliot, who is now 39. Synonyms indifferent, casual, careless, uninterested, unconcerned, cool, distant, aloof, nonchalant, blasé, insouciant, offhanded, cavalier, glib, perfunctory, cursory, unceremonious, ungracious, curt, abrupt, terse, brusque, dismissive, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, rude adverbˌɔfˈhændˌôfˈhand Without previous thought or consideration. 不假思索地；事先未经准备地；即席地 I can't think of a better answer offhand 我一下子想不出更好的回答。 Example sentencesExamples I know of no good way to explain the divisions and/or contrasts offhand. I read a great deal, but I can't really pick a landmark book offhand. And I don't recall right offhand what exactly that was. I don't offhand dismiss speculation that this is all a neoconservative plot to privatize Iraqi art. It would be difficult to think, offhand, of a simple explanation of why a young woman, a total stranger, wearing only a nightdress, rang our doorbell at 7.45 in the morning. I can't think of anyone offhand I would specifically not want to hear from, though if I really gave it some thought there might be one or two. What makes you think women can just remember dates offhand this way? His initial reaction was to declare that he could not issue letters offhand and would have to verify what actually took place. I've seen worse documents, I suppose, but it's hard to think of one offhand. I know there are more, but I can't think of them offhand. I can't cite references offhand, but she's excellent. I'm sure there must be a reason why Dean's comment is different, but offhand I can't think what it is. The only other soup lyric I can think of offhand is the Lewis Carroll lyric ‘Beautiful Soup.’ I couldn't think offhand of a creative use for this thing, a non-business use, but maybe with some pondering… I'm not sure, but offhand it seems to fulfill the criteria of the definitions offered by Bennett. We do tend to dismiss offhand such phenomena as human artifacts, and because of good theoretical and inductive preconceptions. I don't recall offhand the names of any of the other sources. Gatsby replies offhand that Meyer is a gambler and is the man who fixed the World Series in 1919. Let me open up the category of muddling through, and there are two or three different ways offhand, of doing that. I can't remember the name of the actress who played Nan offhand and don't have time to look it up. Synonyms without preparation, on the spur of the moment, without consideration, without checking, extempore, impromptu, ad lib
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