offhand
adjective/ˌɒfˈhænd/
/ˌɔːfˈhænd/
(disapproving)- not showing much interest in somebody/something in a way that is rude or upsets somebody
- an offhand manner
- He was very offhand with me.
Extra Examples- How can you be so offhand about something so important?
- ‘Yes, of course,’ she replied in an offhand manner.
- He was struck by the woman's offhand tone.
- She seemed offhand about the danger involved.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOffhand is used with these nouns:- comment
- dismissal
- manner
- …
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