The Clue
Extempore (9 letter answer)
The Answer
OFFHANDED
Tags
Notes
The answer OFFHANDED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
OFFHANDED as an adjective:
1. (ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed) = 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. (offhand, offhanded) = casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
OFFHANDED as an adverb:
1. (offhand, offhanded, offhandedly) = without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
2. (offhand, offhanded, offhandedly) = in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"