offhanded — Từ điển tiếng Anh

Tính từ

1. In a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought; impromptu, offhand.

Tính từ

1. with little or no preparation or forethought

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   ad-libextemporaneousextemporaryextemporeimpromptuoffhandoff-the-cuffunrehearsed

   Ví dụ

   his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment

   an extemporaneous piano recital

   Thêm ví dụ (7)

   an extemporary lecture

   an extempore skit

   an impromptu speech

   offhand excuses

   trying to sound offhanded and reassuring

   an off-the-cuff toast

   a few unrehearsed comments

2. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   offhand

   Ví dụ

   an offhand manner

   she treated most men with offhand contempt

Trạng từ

1. without previous thought or preparation

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   offhandoffhandedly

   Ví dụ

   couldn't give the figures offhand

   we decided offhand to go to Canada

   Thêm ví dụ (1)

   she had made these remarks offhandedly

2. in a casually inconsiderate manner

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   offhandoffhandedly

   Ví dụ

   replied offhand, his mind a million miles away

   she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter