hotfoot vs offhand

hotfoot

adv
  • Hastily; without delay. 

noun
  • The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it. 

adj
  • Moving with haste or zeal. 

verb
  • To run (a distance). 

offhand

adv
  • Right away, immediately, without thinking about it. 

  • In an offhand (adjective) manner. 

adj
  • Without planning or thinking ahead. 

  • Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration. 

  • Curt, abrupt, unfriendly. 

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