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Word entry · 7 letters

offhand

Best crossword clue

"Casual, as a remark"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˌɔfˈhænd/Part of speech adverb, adjectiveSorted adffhnoStarts with OEnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. in a casually inconsiderate manner

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • She gave an offhand speech.
  • He must also be fluent in obscenity, offhand in sex. Most important of all, he must play tough.
  • He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.

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