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Adverb: off the cuff
  1. Without preparation
    "the presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff"
Adjective: off-the-cuff  'ófdhu'kúf
  1. With little or no preparation or forethought
    "an off-the-cuff toast"
    - ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed

See also: unprepared

Encyclopedia: Off-the-cuff