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}]
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]