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
- ad hoc
- ad lib
- ad-lib
- at first glance
- audacious
- automatic
- behind closed doors
- between ourselves
- between us
- between you and me
- by ear
- candid
- casual
- caught off guard
- covertly
- cut loose
- dashed off
- don't breathe a word
- expansive
- expedient
- extemporaneous
- extemporaneously
- extemporary
- extempore
- extemporized
- fake
- faked
- fancy-free
- footloose
- frank
- free
- from the hip
- hanging out
- hushedly
- ill-considered
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improvised
- improviso
- impulsive
- in confidence
- in on the ground floor
- informal
- instinctive
- jamming
- liberated
- made-up
- makeshift
- napping
- natural
- no holds barred
- not prepared
- not rehearsed
- off the cuff
- off the hip
- off the record
- off the top of head
- off the top of one's head
- off-hand
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- open
- personally
- played by ear
- privately
- relaxed
- shot from the hip
- snap
- spontaneous
- spontaneously
- spur of the moment
- spur-of-the-moment
- sub rosa
- surprised
- taken off guard
- taking for ride
- thought out loud
- throwaway
- thrown off
- tossed off
- tossed out
- unaware
- unbridled
- unchecked
- unconstrained
- uncontrolled
- uncurbed
- unexpected
- ungoverned
- unhampered
- unplanned
- unpracticed
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unready
- unrehearsed
- unrepressed
- unreserved
- unrestrained
- unrestricted
- unschooled
- unscripted
- unself-conscious
- unskilled
- unstudied
- unsuppressed
- untrained
- vamped
- vulnerable
- whipped up
- winged
- winging it
- without preparation
- without rehearsal
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