Light
Offhand
Offhand adjective - Made or done without previous thought or preparation.
Light and offhand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Light" instead an adjective "Offhand".
Nearby Words: offhandedly, offhanded
Both words in one sentence
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In Timothy Zahn's book The Icarus Hunt, it's mentioned offhand that the main character's boss only wears glasses so he can use them to reflect light in the eyes of whoever he's talking to.
Source: Scary Shiny Glasses -
Kang the Conqueror uses a dual minigun that's light enough to fire with one hand, preventing the need to dual wield, but he sometimes holds an additional gun in his offhand, because he can.
Source: Guns Akimbo - The Milky Way Is the Only Way: One book mentions offhand that the current faster-than-light drive is fast enough to reach the Andromeda Galaxy in about a year.
Source: Literature / Alex Benedict
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Offhand and Light. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/light/offhand
Light & Offhand. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/light/offhand>.
Offhand or Light. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/light/offhand.
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