offhand

[US]/ˌɒfˈhænd/
[UK]/ˌɔːfˈhænd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. casual; indifferent
adv. without preparation; without careful consideration; impromptu

Phrases & Collocations

offhand remark

paminsan-minsang komento

offhand comment

paminsan-minsang komento

offhand response

paminsan-minsang tugon

speak offhand

magpahayag nang walang pag-iisip

Example Sentences

be offhand with sb.

Maging pabaya sa isang tao.

you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon.

Medyo pabaya ka sa kanya ngayun.

I can't tell offhand how much it will cost.

Hindi ko masasabi kaagad kung magkano ang aabutin.

He answered in such an offhand manner that I wondered if he’d misheard me.

Sumagot siya sa paraang napaka-pabaya na nagtaka ako kung narinig niya ako.

an offhand remark. What isunrehearsed is said or done without rehearsal or practice though not necessarily without forethought:

isang pabayaang komento. Ang hindi sinanay ay sinasabi o ginagawa nang walang ensayo o pagsasanay kahit na hindi kinakailangang walang paunang pag-iisip:

Trust is as difficult a coin to earn and it is easily lost - the trust built over a decade can be shattered in an instant by one offhanded remark or deed.

Ang tiwala ay mahirap kitain at madaling mawala - ang tiwalang itinayo sa loob ng isang dekada ay maaaring masira sa isang iglap ng isang pabayang komento o gawa.

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