off-the-cuff

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off-the-cuff

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From the prepositional phrase off the cuff.

adjective

idiomatic, not comparable Extemporaneous; without prior preparation; spontaneous; impromptu. He made a few off-the-cuff remarks before launching into his prepared speech.
Similar: ad lib, extemporal, extemporary, extemporaneous, extempore, extemporized, gash, impromptu, improvised, improviso, off-the-cuff, offhand

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adj off-the-cuff

Español	improvisado, espontáneo
Français	spontané, improvisé
Deutsch	spontan, aus dem Stegreif, aus dem Stand, aus dem Handgelenk, Stegreif-, aus dem Ärmel geschüttelt
Ελληνικά	αυθόρμητος afthórmitos

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@misc{off_the_cuff_2026,
  title = {off-the-cuff},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/off-the-cuff},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}