offhanded

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" [syn:
           {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" [syn: {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" [syn: {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" [syn: {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]