offhand
/ˌɔfˈhænd/ 形容词 C2中文： 即席的、随意的、冷淡的
- Without planning or thinking ahead. · She gave an offhand speech.
- Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration. · He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
- Curt, abrupt, unfriendly. · She was quite offhand with me yesterday.
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He was cheery and genial to all, but somewhat offhand in his manners, giving the impression that he had seen life in social strata on some far lower horizon than the county society of Sussex.
We will suppose that a minister needs information as to a point which involves the Navy, India, Canada and the bimetallic question; he could get his separate advices from various departments upon each, but only Mycroft can focus them all, and say offhand how each factor would affect the other.
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