lobbed

Lobbed is the past tense of lob, meaning to throw or hit something in a high, slow arc: She lobbed the ball over the net, He lobbed a grenade into the bunker.

The trajectory is the key—lobbed things travel up before coming down, unlike throws meant for speed or directness.

Figuratively, to lob a question or accusation is to toss it out casually or provocatively: The reporter lobbed a softball question at the candidate.