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offhand
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Synonyms: Adjective
ad hoc, ad-lib, down and dirty, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvisational, improvised, off-the-cuff, offhanded, snap, spur-of-the-moment, unconsidered, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied
Antonyms: Adjective
considered, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepared, rehearsed
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1680, in the meaning defined above
circa 1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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