off-the-cuff

2 definitions found

off-the-cuff - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

off-the-cuff - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  off-the-cuff
      adj 1: 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, off-the-cuff,
             unrehearsed]