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Engelsk tillægsord: offhand

1. offhand with little or no preparation or forethought


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHis 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.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhanded, unrehearsed


Termer med lignende betydningunprepared


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)prepared

2. offhand casually thoughtless or inconsiderate


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningAn offhand manner.
She treated most men with offhand contempt.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)offhanded


Termer med lignende betydningcareless


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)careful


Engelsk biord: offhand

1. offhand without previous thought or preparation


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningCouldn't give the figures offhand.
We decided offhand to go to Canada.
She had made these remarks offhandedly.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)offhanded, offhandedly

2. offhand in a casually inconsiderate manner


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningReplied offhand, his mind a million miles away.
She threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)offhanded, offhandedly









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