offhand

/ɔf'hænd/ adjectiveadverb
7 letters2 syllables17 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1

Casually thoughtless or inconsiderate.

“an offhand manner”

“she treated most men with offhand contempt”

2

With little or no preparation or forethought.

“offhand excuses”

“trying to sound offhanded and reassuring”

ADVERB
1

Without previous thought or preparation.

“couldn't give the figures offhand”

“we decided offhand to go to Canada”

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”

WORD FORMS
Starts withO
Ends withD
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinoffhandway
Starts & ends withO … D
Syllablesoff · hand
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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