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for off-the-cuff
From The 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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
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]
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