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offhanded a. 即席的;无准备的 即席的;无准备的 offhanded adv 1: without previous thought or preparation; " couldn' t give the figures offhand"; " we decided offhand to go to Canada"; " she had made these remarks offhandedly" [ synonym: { offhand}, { offhanded}, { offhandedly}] 2: in a casually inconsiderate manner; " replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; " she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear- John letter" [ synonym: { offhand}, { offhanded}, { offhandedly}] adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; " his ad- lib comments showed poor judgment"; " an extemporaneous piano recital"; " 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" [ synonym: { ad- lib}, { extemporaneous}, { extemporary}, { extempore}, { impromptu}, { offhand}, { offhanded}, { off- the- cuff}, { unrehearsed}] 2: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; " an offhand manner"; " she treated most men with offhand contempt" [ synonym: { offhand}, { offhanded}] offhanded \ offhanded\ adj. 1. same as { offhand} and { off- the- cuff}. Syn: ad- lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, off- the- cuff, unpremeditated, unrehearsed. [ WordNet 1. 5] 2. Without, or seeming to be without, plan or method; casual. Syn: casual, offhand. [ WordNet 1. 5]
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