offhand
adverb
cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely.
offhandedly
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a word derived from
offhand.
Example Sentences
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Most people, I think, still have a positive association with the name, and Tupperware’s problem is that the company doesn’t actually get paid when someone offhandedly refers to their Rubbermaid or OXO container as “Tupperware.”
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2024
Liz’s husband, the loving and offhandedly hilarious Derek, is played by Ted McGinley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
Even decades later, Hodes, now a historian at New York University, brought it up only with close friends, and then only offhandedly.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Finn replies offhandedly, “You can’t miss what you never had, right?”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023
Later, I offhandedly asked Itchy if he was still mad.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
