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Word of the Day (off-the-cuff)-06JAN22

Word of the Day (off-the-cuff)-06JAN22

Today’s “Word of the Day” is off-the-cuff and it is an adjective meaning “unprepared, spontaneous, unplanned, unscripted, unconsidered, unpremeditated, casual, automatic, ad hoc, offhand, impromptu, extempore”.

Example Sentence: Emmanuel Macron, the French president, faced criticism from political opponents and heated scenes in parliament on Wednesday after he gave a deliberately provocative warning to unvaccinated French people, saying he would make their lives as difficult as possible by curbing their access to spaces such as cafés and restaurants… Macron is no stranger to rows over off-the-cuff comments or slang, telling interviewers last month that he regretted some of his comments of the past five years,…

This word is present in The Guardian article Macron rebuke to unvaccinated citizens incurs anger in parliament and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Guardian

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