Adjective : an offhand manner. ,offhand blowing. From Dictionary.com.
His tone is so offhanded, so dismissive, she thought. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles]
With an offhanded wave I beckoned the herald forward. From Wordnik.com. [Hit Or Myth]
It had truly, truly been an offhanded comment by Gore. From Wordnik.com. [Going After Gore] Reference
As he opened it, he said in his most offhanded manner. From Wordnik.com. [Second Skin]
MORE: I should add that my post is not offhanded snark. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference
The offhanded way he spoke made me feel he was sincere. From Wordnik.com. [WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA]
They discuss it in such an informal, almost offhanded way. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 11, 2001] Reference
Trying to appear offhanded, she studied the press in the street. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of Chaos]
But I think most recently Novak said it was an offhanded comment. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2003] Reference
And in some cases, managed, again, in an inexplicably offhanded way. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2007] Reference
Arguments were easily defused by a casual joke, an offhanded comment. From Wordnik.com. [A Call to Arms]
“I suppose they have a baby by now,” she said in an offhanded tone. From Wordnik.com. [Virgin Soil] Reference
Taking out some cash just after this offhanded remark can seal the deal. From Wordnik.com. [How to bargain at flea markets] Reference
Rauch's book turns that offhanded ridicule of the institution on its head. From Wordnik.com. [DESECRATION? DEDICATION!] Reference
STEVENS: I mean, it kind of started off as like an offhanded kind of joke. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2007] Reference
Sometimes the little offhanded things you say make a huge difference to me. From Wordnik.com. [Things people have done for me recently that had a major impact] Reference
Taking out some cash just after this offhanded remark can seal the deal. —. From Wordnik.com. [How to bargain at flea markets] Reference
Permission was soon given with an offhanded wave of Shapur's strong fingers. From Wordnik.com. [The Eternal Mercenary]
The judge's offhanded direction to Bosch had been what Fowkkes was going for. From Wordnik.com. [A Darkness More Than Night]
I make an offhanded comment about Jon washing the dishes, or doing the laundry. From Wordnik.com. [» My Fabulous Husband Strocel.com] Reference
ADDED: People are reading way too much into my offhanded use of the word "love.". From Wordnik.com. [Don't do it, Hillary.] Reference
She shrugged in an offhanded manner that she hoped didn't look as phony as it felt. From Wordnik.com. [Best Kept Secrets]
The cards were laid on the table by him, and Hop picked them up in an offhanded way. From Wordnik.com. [Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass" and, How Arietta Paid the Toll] Reference
"No," the blacksmith said in an offhanded manner, "it's just that he is our friend.". From Wordnik.com. [Men Don't Leave Me] Reference
Naitachal was amazed at the offhanded way the Captain discussed his impending demise. From Wordnik.com. [Prison Of Souls]
Wun dismissed his remark with an offhanded wave, and we proceeded with the experiment. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons of Chaos]
I love the way it is so grand, yet simultaneously seems perfectly casual and offhanded. From Wordnik.com. [I've caught this viral video and must convey it to you.] Reference
His offhanded, distracted, casual, and at times stuffy official tone was suddenly gone. From Wordnik.com. [Soul of the Fire]
Some of her physical moves are astonishing: Her offhanded grace is exceedingly catlike. From Wordnik.com. [Print - Nine Lives and Still No Empowerment | PopPolitics.com] Reference
Tannim had to smile at the ease with which Joe had accepted his own offhanded terminology. From Wordnik.com. [The Chrome Borne]
Sometimes a country's darkest secrets have a way of surfacing in the most offhanded manner. From Wordnik.com. [SECRETS OF UNIT 1391] Reference
“Your Honor, the grades and evaluations are what they are,” I say in an offhanded tone. From Wordnik.com. [Beach Road]
In this case, the offhanded nature of the refrain is rendered moot by Jeezy's harsh growling. From Wordnik.com. [Young Jeezy Just Wants to Get Paid] Reference
"Of course there was talk, " he said, offhanded, taking her arm and urging her forward again. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
The most offhanded 'how are you?' got a real answer, not just the reflexive, 'fine, how're you?'. From Wordnik.com. [Karen Stabiner: Sarah's Gone. Now the Empty Nest] Reference
It's an audacious act of the imagination carried off with Slattery's characteristic offhanded wizardry. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
Maxine plays a passive-aggressive, increasingly venomous character, who has said some truly vile things in an offhanded way. From Wordnik.com. ["Each candidate chooses the rule at the moment that is in their self-interest."] Reference
Finally, Ann admires the artistry of the video: "I love the way it is so grand, yet simultaneously seems perfectly casual and offhanded.". From Wordnik.com. [I've caught this viral video and must convey it to you.] Reference
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