Antonyms for offhand

Grammar : Adj

Spell : awf-hand, of-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔfˈhænd, ˈɒf-

Definition of offhand

adj abrupt, careless
adj ad-lib, extemporaneous

Example sentences :

Offhand he could think of no weak spot on his side; and if he must fight, he would fight.
Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman

The doctor was a little bearded man in white, with an offhand manner.
Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham

With offhand cordiality, Claude takes charge of this interesting friend.
Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee

It isn't every day that a man and his wife get their lives saved in that offhand way!
Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller

I began in an offhand but cautious manner to talk about Bernard.
Extract from : « John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein » by Frank R. Stockton

One who can tell you offhand how many sharps are in the key of C major.
Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken

"The quicker the sooner," Morgan replied in offhand cowboy way.
Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden

Like that, offhand, as if it was somethin' you could do anytime between lunch and one-thirty.
Extract from : « Torchy » by Sewell Ford

The best alibi I can think up is that I did it offhand and casual.
Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford

He was handsome and bold and pleasant, offhand and gay and kind.
Extract from : « The Turn of the Screw » by Henry James

Synonyms for offhand

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