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offhand
English
Alternative forms
- off-hand
Etymology
From Middle English *ofhande, *ofhende, from Old English ofhende (“absent, lost”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *abahandijaz. Equivalent to off- +? hand. Cognate with Icelandic afhendur. Compare onhand.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??f?hænd/
- Rhymes: -ænd
Adjective
offhand (comparative more offhand, superlative most offhand)
- Without planning or thinking ahead.
- Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration.
- Curt, abrupt, unfriendly.
Synonyms
- (without planning): impromptu, extemporaneous, off-the-cuff; see also Thesaurus:impromptu
Translations
See also
- off the top of one's head
Adverb
offhand (comparative more offhand, superlative most offhand)
- Right away, immediately, without thinking about it.
- Offhand, I'd guess that that's a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
- 1854, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Rose and the Ring:
- We will have no more of this shilly-shallying! Call the Archbishop, and let the Prince and Princess be married offhand!
- In an offhand (adjective) manner.
Anagrams
- hand off, hand-off, handoff
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inaccurate
English
Etymology
From in- +? accurate. See also unaccurate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?æ.kj?.??t/
Adjective
inaccurate (comparative more inaccurate, superlative most inaccurate)
- Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.
Synonyms
- incorrect
- wrong
Antonyms
- accurate
Derived terms
- inaccurateness
Translations
Italian
Adjective
inaccurate f pl
- feminine plural of inaccurato
Anagrams
- centaurica
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