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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) off-the-cuff
with little or no preparation; impromptu.

Etymology: (1940)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (adverb) ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
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"

2. (adverb) off the cuff
without preparation
"the presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff"

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