offhand
/ˌɔfˈhænd/ adverbe B2En français : spontanément
- Right away, immediately, without thinking about it. · Offhand, I'd guess that that's a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
- In an abrupt or unfriendly manner.
Dans la bibliothèque
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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