Hyphenation of offhand

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word offhand? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

off-hand

Definitions of offhand:

1.	With little or no preparation or forethought His ad-lib comments showed poor judgment An extemporaneous piano recital An extemporary lecture An extempore skit An impromptu speech Offhand excuses Trying to sound offhanded and reassuring An off-the-cuff toast A few unrehearsed comments
2.	Casually thoughtless or inconsiderate An offhand manner She treated most men with offhand contempt
3.	Without previous thought or preparation Couldn't give the figures offhand We decided offhand to go to Canada She had made these remarks offhandedly
4.	In a casually inconsiderate manner Replied offhand
5.	His mind a million miles away She threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter

Synonyms of offhand:

adj	ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed, unprepared
adj	offhanded, careless
adv	offhanded, offhandedly
adv	offhanded, offhandedly

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.