OFFHAND


Meaning of OFFHAND in English

also off-hand

1.

If you say that someone is being ~, you are critical of them for being unfriendly or impolite, and not showing any interest in what other people are doing or saying.

Consumers found the attitude of its staff ~ and generally offensive to the paying customer.

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ disapproval

2.

If you say something ~, you say it without checking the details or facts of it.

‘Have you done the repairs?’—‘Can’t say off-hand, but I doubt it.’...

ADV: ADV after v

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