off-the-cuff

(ôf′thə-kŭf′, ŏf′-)

adj.

Not prepared in advance; impromptu: an off-the-cuff remark.

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off-the-cuff

adj

informal (of a remark) made without being prepared or thought about in advance

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

off′-the-cuff′

adj.

with little or no preparation; impromptu.

[1940]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

off-the-cuff - 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"

ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed

unprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson

off-the-cuff

adjective

Informal. Spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought:

ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvised, offhand, snap, spur-of-the-moment, unrehearsed.

Translations

off-the-cuff

[ˌɒfðəˈkʌf]

A. ADJ [remark] → espontáneo, dicho sin pensar; [speech] → improvisado

B. ADV → de improviso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

off-the-cuff

[ˌɒfðəˈkʌf]

1. adv → a braccio, improvvisando

2. adj (speech) → a braccio, improvvisato/a; (remark) → spontaneo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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