offhand
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glib, curt, easygoing, folksy, perfunctory, casual, spontaneous, impromptu, aloof, breezy, brusque, cavalier, cool, informal, laid-back, mellow, unceremonious, unconcerned, uninterested, extemporeExamples from the Web for offhand
Contemporary Examples of offhand
Offhand, I can think of two Jacks—Jack of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and Jack the Ripper, who cut quite a figure in his day.
Harvey Weinstein’s Battle With Warner Bros. Over ‘The Butler’: There's HistoryMarlow Stern
July 12, 2013
One aide monitoring the speech gave it the kind of offhand tweet it deserves.
Everyone should watch what they say lest their offhand remarks be twisted and damage the company.
Rupert Murdoch Bares Media’s Reach to Leveson Inquiry on Phone HackingNicholas Wapshott
April 28, 2012
C-SPAN Negotiations An offhand promise in a debate ended up coming back to haunt Democrats during the health-care debate.
Was the threat just an offhand comment that got quoted in the press?
Historical Examples of offhand
Offhand he could think of no weak spot on his side; and if he must fight, he would fight.
The Wild GeeseStanley John Weyman
The doctor was a little bearded man in white, with an offhand manner.
The Moon and SixpenceW. Somerset Maugham
With offhand cordiality, Claude takes charge of this interesting friend.
Oswald LangdonCarson Jay Lee
It isn't every day that a man and his wife get their lives saved in that offhand way!
Peak and PrairieAnna Fuller
I began in an offhand but cautious manner to talk about Bernard.
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told ThereinFrank R. Stockton