B2adjective · rare

offhand

offhand · more offhand · most offhand

резкий, грубый, неосторожный, недружелюбный

unüberlegt, unbesonnen, spontan, nachlässig

Without planning or thinking aheadWithout planning or thinking ahead.

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US/ˌɔfˈhænd/

» I cannot answer your request offhand.

Meaning

3 senses

Without planning or thinking ahead.
She gave an offhand speech.
schluderig, unüberlegt, spontan
Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration.
He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
unvorsichtig, nachlässig, unüberlegt
неосторо́жныйneostoróžnyj
Curt, abrupt, unfriendly.
She was quite offhand with me yesterday.
unfreundlich
ре́зкийrézkij, гру́быйgrúbyj, недружелю́бныйnedruželjúbnyj

More definitions

casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
with little or no preparation or forethought

Examples

5 sentences

I cannot answer your request offhand.
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I can't remember the date offhand.
deAuf Anhieb fällt mir das Datum nicht ein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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The villagers were offhand with us.
ruСельчане были с нами грубы. — odexed
deDie Dorfbewohner waren uns gegenüber kurz angebunden. — Tamy
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I am unable to say anything offhand.
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Now don't get upset. It was just an offhand remark.
deNun reg dich nicht auf! Das habe ich doch nur so dahingesagt! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

careless:

curt, unfriendly:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

without planning or thinking ahead:

careless:

curt, unfriendly:

Origin

From Middle English *ofhande, *ofhende, from Old English ofhende (“absent, lost”), ultimat

From Middle English *ofhande, *ofhende, from Old English ofhende (“absent, lost”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *abahandijaz. Equivalent to (and re-formed as) off- + hand. Cognate with Icelandic afhendur. Compare onhand.

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