Adverb: off the cuff
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Without preparation
"the presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff"
- With little or no preparation or forethought
"an off-the-cuff toast";
- ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed
See also: ill-prepared, unprepared
Encyclopedia: Off the cuff
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