offhand
off|hand /'ɒfh'ænd/
also off-hand
1 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ
If you say that someone is being offhand, you are critical of them for being unfriendly or impolite, and not showing any interest in what other people are doing or saying.
Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand and generally offensive to the paying customer.
2 [ADV] ADV after v
If you say something offhand, you say it without checking the details or facts of it.
`Have you done the repairs?'--`Can't say off-hand, but I doubt it.'...
also off-hand
1 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ
If you say that someone is being offhand, you are critical of them for being unfriendly or impolite, and not showing any interest in what other people are doing or saying.
Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand and generally offensive to the paying customer.
2 [ADV] ADV after v
If you say something offhand, you say it without checking the details or facts of it.
`Have you done the repairs?'--`Can't say off-hand, but I doubt it.'...