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Unheeding vs Offhand - What's the difference?

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Unheeding is a related term of offhand.


As adjectives the difference between unheeding and offhand

is that unheeding is showing disregard while offhand is without planning or thinking ahead.

As an adverb offhand is

right away, immediately, without thinking about it.

unheeding

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing disregard

    • offhand

    English

    Alternative forms

    * off-hand

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • without planning or thinking ahead
    • She gave an offhand speech.
  • careless; without sufficient thought or consideration
    • He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
  • curt, abrupt, unfriendly
    • She was quite offhand with me yesterday.

    Synonyms

    * (without planning) impromptu, extemporaneous, off-the-cuff; see also

    See also

    * off the top of one's head

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • right away, immediately, without thinking about it
  • * Offhand , I'd guess that that's a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
  • * 1854:' William Makepeace Thackeray, ''The Rose and the Ring'' - We will have no more of this shilly-shallying! Call the Archbishop, and let the Prince and Princess be married ' offhand !
  • in an offhand manner

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