off-the-cuff \off-the-cuff\ adj.
with little or no preparation or forethought; unrehearsed;
extemporaneous; offhand. his off-the-cuff remarks offended
many people; an off-the-cuff toast
Syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand,
offhanded, unpremeditated, unrehearsed.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
off-the-cuff
adj : with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib
comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous
piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore
skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses";
"trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an
off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn:
ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore,
impromptu, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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