Another word for offhand
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Adjective
Spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought
- Not prepared in advance; impromptu:
- Not rehearsed.
- Occurring or made hastily on impulse:
- To make a brisk sharp cracking sound:
- To break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound.
- To give way abruptly under pressure or tension:
- created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
- Simple past and past participle of improvise.
- Prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance:
- Spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation; extemporaneous:
- With little or no preparation; extemporaneously.
- Spoken, carried out, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought:
- In an extemporaneous manner.
- Spoken, done, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought:
- Carried out or performed with little or no preparation; impromptu:
- Prepared in advance but delivered without notes or text:
- Skilled at or given to unrehearsed speech or performance:
- In an unrestrained manner; spontaneously.
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Another word for offhand
Modifier
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- (chiefly music) Using principally sound; without reference to sheet music.
- created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
- Simple past and past participle of improvise.
- Not rehearsed.
- Not contrived for effect; natural:
- Not gained by study or instruction:
- (idiomatic) In an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation.
- Happening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated:
- Arising from a natural inclination or impulse and not from forethought or prompting:
- Unconstrained and unstudied in manner or behavior:
- Not for publication or attribution:
- Not prepared in advance; impromptu:
- In an unrestrained manner; spontaneously.
- Not planned or thought out in advance:
- Spoken, done, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought:
- Not formal or ceremonious; casual:
- Not being in accord with prescribed regulations or forms; unofficial:
- Suited for everyday wear or use:
- Prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance:
- Spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation; extemporaneous:
- With little or no preparation; extemporaneously.
- Having made no preparations.
- Not equipped to meet a contingency.
- Impromptu:
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