Off-the-cuff

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]