Unmoved vs Offhand - What's the difference?
unmoved | offhand | Related terms |
not physically moved
not affected emotionally, or not showing emotion
not sympathetic; uncaring
*{{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 19
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=England 1-0 Ukraine
, work=BBC Sport
without planning or thinking ahead
careless; without sufficient thought or consideration
curt, abrupt, unfriendly
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
Unmoved is a related term of offhand.
As adjectives the difference between unmoved and offhand
is that unmoved is not physically moved while offhand is without planning or thinking ahead.As an adverb offhand is
right away, immediately, without thinking about it.unmoved
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Ukraine, however, will complain long and hard about a contentious second-half incident when Marko Devic's shot clearly crossed the line before it was scrambled away by John Terry, only for the officials to remain unmoved .}}
offhand
English
Alternative forms
* off-handAdjective
(en adjective)- She gave an offhand speech.
- He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
- She was quite offhand with me yesterday.
