Offhanded used in a sentence, 6 examples

Offhanded in a sentence as an adjective

So I don't know - that offhanded downvote irks me.

But I'd assume that remark is more an offhanded joke than anything.

Why would you assume this and judge the company on it, based entirely on an offhanded comment?

Offhanded in a sentence as an adverb

I would not take some offhanded remark from an outsourced, minimum wage, offshore worker as confirmation of anything.

I'm not sure I want to work in an industry where some offhanded quip can lead to the kind witchhunt and character assassination like we saw over the last few days.

For example, some people's opinion of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre has shifted for the worse since their correspondence was published, since much of it is more like a sordid chatroom log, full of offhanded gossip about other people and such, than like the philosophical works they intended for public consumption.

Offhanded definitions

adjective

with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"

adjective

casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"

6 example sentences using offhanded.

Offhanded used in a sentence

Offhanded in a sentence as an adjective

Offhanded in a sentence as an adverb

Offhanded definitions