Definizione monolingua

offhand

offhand (comparative more offhand, superlative most offhand)

1. without planning or thinking ahead

   She gave an offhand speech.

2. careless; without sufficient thought or consideration

   He doesnt realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.

3. curt, abrupt, unfriendly

   She was quite offhand with me yesterday.

offhand (comparative more offhand, superlative most offhand)

1. right away, immediately, without thinking about it
   • Offhand, Id guess that thats a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
   • 1854: William Makepeace Thackeray, The Rose and the Ring - We will have no more of this shilly-shallying! Call the Archbishop, and let the Prince and Princess be married offhand!
2. in an offhand manner

Definizione dizionario offhand

all'improvviso

brusco

disinvolto

estemporaneo

improvvisato

rigido

ripido

secco

spontaneo

subitaneo

Altri significati:

careless; without sufficient thought or consideration

curt, unfriendly

careless

in an offhand manner

without planning or thinking ahead

right away, immediately, without thinking about it

curt, abrupt, unfriendly