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English to English adjective satellite 1. 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 source: wordnet30
2. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate an offhand manner|she treated most men with offhand contempt source: wordnet30
adverb 3. without previous thought or preparation couldn't give the figures offhand|we decided offhand to go to Canada|she had made these remarks offhandedly source: wordnet30
4. in a casually inconsiderate manner replied offhand, his mind a million miles away|she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter source: wordnet30
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