Offhanded is an English word with synonyms like offhand or careless. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Offhanded meaning
In a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought; impromptu, offhand.
Synonyms of Offhanded
Using Offhanded
- The main meaning on this page is: In a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought; impromptu, offhand.
- Useful related words include: offhand, careless, unprepared, unrehearsed.
- In the example corpus, offhanded often appears in combinations such as: the offhanded.
Context around Offhanded
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Offhanded
- In this selection, "offhanded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, freewheeling, confidence, comment and comments stand out and add context to how "offhanded" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include made the offhanded comment that and s freewheeling offhanded confidence a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "offhanded" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with offhanded
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Before long, Luke’s freewheeling, offhanded confidence—a quality that probably made him seem boyishly attractive to Emily—has hardened into ugly defiance. (23 words)
One reviewer seemed to fight to give the film a mediocre score, with an offhanded about an otherwise well-liked scene between a lovelorn Abe Sapien and Hellboy. (28 words)
In the end he took two in the face, and old Chopper Read made the offhanded comment that the “spider” was his first target of that particular crew moved against him. (31 words)
Sven Wiberg’s Max, an American mystery writer whose offhanded comments suggest genre conventions masterfully rendered in this play, also offers perspective on the British class divisions that complicate the search for truth. (33 words)
In the end he took two in the face, and old Chopper Read made the offhanded comment that the “spider” was his first target of that particular crew moved against him. (31 words)
One reviewer seemed to fight to give the film a mediocre score, with an offhanded about an otherwise well-liked scene between a lovelorn Abe Sapien and Hellboy. (28 words)
Example sentences (4)
Before long, Luke’s freewheeling, offhanded confidence—a quality that probably made him seem boyishly attractive to Emily—has hardened into ugly defiance.
One reviewer seemed to fight to give the film a mediocre score, with an offhanded about an otherwise well-liked scene between a lovelorn Abe Sapien and Hellboy.
In the end he took two in the face, and old Chopper Read made the offhanded comment that the “spider” was his first target of that particular crew moved against him.
Sven Wiberg’s Max, an American mystery writer whose offhanded comments suggest genre conventions masterfully rendered in this play, also offers perspective on the British class divisions that complicate the search for truth.
Common combinations with offhanded
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: