Antonyms for off cuff


Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : kuhf
Phonetic Transcription : kÊŒf


Definition of off cuff

Origin :
  • "bottom of a sleeve," mid-14c., cuffe "hand covering, mitten, glove," perhaps somehow from Medieval Latin cuffia "head covering," of uncertain origin. Sense of "band around the sleeve" is first attested 1520s; sense of "hem of trousers" is 1911. Off the cuff "extemporaneously" is 1938 American English colloquial, suggesting an actor or speaker reading from notes jotted on his shirt sleeves rather than learned lines. Cuff links is from 1897.
  • As in impromptu : adj unrehearsed, improvised
  • As in offhand : adj ad-lib, extemporaneous
  • As in off the cuff : adj impromptu
  • As in uninhibited : adj free and easy; without restraint
  • As in unprepared : adj not ready
  • As in unrehearsed : adj spontaneous
  • As in extemporaneous/extemporary : adj unrehearsed, improvised
  • As in off the cuff : adv without preparation
  • As in ad-lib : adv in an improvised manner
  • As in confidentially : adv in secret

Synonyms for off cuff

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