"offhand" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɔfˈhænd/ [US] Audio: en-us-offhand.ogg [US] Forms: offhand [positive], more offhand [comparative], most offhand [superlative]
Etymology: off- + hand Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|off|hand}} off- + hand Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An offhand comment, manner, joke, etc. is one that is made without careful thought.
    Sense id: simple-offhand-en-adj-mnbLRWL2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with off-
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