offhandishadj.
/ɒfˈhandɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈɔfˈhændɪʃ/, /ˈɑfˈhændɪʃ/ Rather offhand; off-handed.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > curt or brusque
short1390
cutted1530
snappish1542
abrupt1578
stunt1581
blunt1590
brusquea1639
snapping1642
blatec1650
brisk1665
bluff1705
offhand1708
prerupt1727
squab1737
prompt1768
crisp1814
brief1818
stuntya1825
curt1831
snappy1834
bluffy1844
nebby1873
offhandish1886
nebsy1894
1886 H. Baumann Londinismen 124/2 Offhandish, kurz angebunden, rüeksichtslos.
1952 Ethics 63 66/1 Commitments acknowledged only in an offhandish way by Moore.
1989 Jrnl. Econ. Lit. 32 10 It is possible to find some rather off handish remarks about the optimal rate of taxation on cash balances, but where this rate comes from and what determines it are considerations that are brushed aside.
Derivatives
offˈhandishly adv. off-handedly.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb] > curtly or brusquely
cuttedly1530
snappishly1548
snappingly1567
bluntly1579
brusquely1671
bluffly1794
shortlya1817
curtly1866
offhandishly1926
1926 E. M. Roberts Time of Man i. 28 The brown colt came from the other side of the enclosure, nibbling offhandishly at the wilted grass and edging always a little nearer.
1993 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 11 July 1 If, when somebody wonders about the population of the town, you answer airily and offhandishly: ‘Oh, about 750,000. Much more than L.A. For the same amount of space, I mean.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1886