throwaway
adjective/ˈθroʊəˌweɪ/
Frequency rank: #16,207 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
said or done without careful thought; intended to be discarded after use.
Example sentence
He made that throwaway comment about the weather that turned out to be surprisingly accurate.
Synonyms & related words
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