offhand
adverb
cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely.
offhandedly
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a word derived from
offhand.
Example Sentences
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To minimize conflict concerns, Mare offhandedly volunteers to temporarily work at the Cincinnati Chronicle, the Teller’s sister paper, while some of its staff members are on maternity leave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
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
“I’m actually surprised the Thunderhead didn’t see me push her,” Citra said offhandedly.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
