English-Thai Dictionary

offhand

ADJ ี่ ไม่ได้ ใส่ใจ  casual brusque formal delibertae mai-dai-sai-jai

 

offhand

ADV โดย ไม่ใส่ใจ  โดย ไม่แยแส  brusquely curtly cavalierly deliberately doi-mai-sai-jai

 

offhand

ADV โดย ไม่ได้ เตรียมการ มา ก่อน  extempore doi-mai-tong-trim-ma-kon

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OFFHAND

OFFHAND Off "hand `, a.

 

Defn: Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses. -- adv.

 

Defn: In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

offhand

off hand |ˈôfˈhand, ˈäf -ˈˌɔfˈˌhænd ˈˌɑfˈˌhænd ɒfˈhand | ▶adjective (also offhanded ) ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner: his offhand way of talking. ▶adverb |ɑːfˈhænd |without previous thought or consideration: I can't think of a better answer offhand. DERIVATIVES off hand ed ly adverb, off hand ed ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

offhand

off |hand ▶adjective |ɒfˈhand, ˈɒfhand |ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner: you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon. ▶adverb |ɒfˈhand |without previous thought or consideration: I can't think of a better answer offhand. DERIVATIVES offhanded adjective, offhandedly adverb, offhandedness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

offhand

offhand adjective an offhand manner: casual, careless, uninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, cool, nonchalant, blasé, aloof, insouciant, cavalier, glib, perfunctory, cursory, unceremonious, ungracious, dismissive, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, terse, abrupt, curt; informal couldn't-care-less, take-it-or-leave-it. ▶adverb I can't think of a better answer offhand: on the spur of the moment, without preparation, without consideration, extempore, impromptu, ad lib; extemporaneously, spontaneously; Latin ad libitum; informal off the cuff, off the top of one's head, just like that.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

offhand

offhand adjective an offhand comment that she regretted almost immediately: indifferent, casual, careless, uninterested, unconcerned, cool, distant, aloof, nonchalant, blasé, insouciant, offhanded, cavalier, glib, perfunctory, cursory, unceremonious, ungracious, curt, abrupt, terse, brusque, dismissive, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, rude; impromptu, off-the-cuff, spontaneous, extempore, unpremeditated, extemporaneous, unthinking, unstudied; informal off, offish, couldn't-care-less, take-it-or-leave-it; rare poco-curante. ▶adverb I can't think of a better answer offhand: without preparation, on the spur of the moment, without consideration, without checking, extempore, impromptu, ad lib; extemporaneously, without rehearsal, spontaneously; Latin ad libitum; informal off the cuff, off the top of one's head, just like that, at the drop of a hat.