1. off-hand - Adjective
2. off-hand - Adverb
without preparation
Source: WordNetWhen, in the third book, we do learn the identity of the Blue Rose murderer, the information comes in a muted, nearly off-hand manner, and the man has died long before. Peter Straub
I wouldn't have said off-hand that I had a subconscious mind, but I suppose I must without knowing it, and no doubt it was there, sweating away diligently at the old stand, all the while the corporeal Wooster was getting his eight hours. P. G. Wodehouse
I don't know the figures off-hand Source: Internet
But I can’t think off-hand of any series protagonists before this odd couple who display so clearly the grim conscienceless of the sociopath, however apparently affable, that has proved such fertile ground for modern writers such as Ruth Rendell. Source: Internet
In March 1942, General Arnold made an off-hand comment that the US could avoid the German U-boat menace by flying fighters to the UK (rather than packing them onto ships). Source: Internet
The minimum standard in the beginning of the sport had been 200 yard firing from the standing position (off-hand position). Source: Internet