off-handed

  1. Adjective.  negligent, neglectful, careless, unmindful, inattentive, uncaring, insouciant, indifferent, casual, slapdash, lax, perfunctory, superficial, sluttish, untidy, slovenly, uncircumspect.
  2. Adjective.  Note that, according to Partridge, '''off-handed'' is unnecessary for ''off-hand''; ''off-handedly'' is unnecessary for ''off-hand''. These terms may be written as one word.'.

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