(adv) slyly and secretly; - John Donne; - C.G.Bowers, Syn. underhand, Example:Mean revenge, committed underhand; oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies
(adv) without previous thought or preparation, Syn. offhanded, offhandedly, Example:couldn't give the figures offhand; we decided offhand to go to Canada; she had made these remarks offhandedly
(adv) in a casually inconsiderate manner, Syn. offhanded, offhandedly, Example:replied offhand, his mind a million miles away; she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter
Hand { f } | Hände { pl } | mit der Hand | sich die Hand geben | unter der Hand | unter der Hand; klammheimlich | unter der Hand | unter der Hand | eine ruhige Hand | aus erster Hand | aus zweiter Hand | aus zweiter Hand kaufen | bei der Hand; zur Hand | mit leeren Händen | jdm. freie Hand lassen | etw. aus den Händen geben | ohne Hand und Fuß [ übtr. ] | von der Hand in den Mund leben [ übtr. ] | zwei linke Hände haben [ übtr. ] | mit sicherer Hand
hand | hands | by hand; manual; manually | to shake hands | secretly | on the quiet | underhand | underhandly; backhandedly | a steady hand | at first hand; firsthand | secondhand | to buy secondhand | at hand | empty-handed | to give someone plenty of rope | to let sth. out of one's hands | without rhyme or reason | to lead a hand-to-mouth existence | to be all thumbs | with sure touch