| Out of respect to tradition, I always make a point of speaking in riddles or of burying my very best prophecies in a set of casual, seemingly off-hand remarks. |
| This gowan had plenty to say for himself, and said it in an off-hand and amusing manner. |
| However, off-hand public remarks quoted in newspapers can't be taken as serious theoretical statements. |
| I can't off-hand think of any non-competitive system that can establish this, since the act of ranking is competitive in itself. |
| He anathematised the lawyers and settlements, and delay, and was all for being married off-hand at the moment. |
| He could be distastefully off-hand when actually presented with the people he campaigned for, evidently happier to treat them as causes. |
