extemporeadv.adj.n.

/ɛksˈtɛmpəriː/

Etymology: < Latin phrase ex tempore lit. ‘out of the time’.

A. adv.

1. At the moment, without premeditation or preparation; at first sight; off-hand. Now usually with reference to speech, composition, or musical performance. to speak extempore in present use often merely means to speak without notes, or without reading from manuscript. to pray extempore is opposed to using a set form of prayer.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adverb] > in unplanned manner

suddenly1340

of unwarninga1400

on, upon, rarely of, in (a) suddenty1469

casuallya1549

extemporea1556

of (upon) this sudden1572

extemporally1577

at (the or a) volley1578

on (or o') the volley1578

extrumpery1582

unpremeditately1607

extemporary1610

extempory1623

extemporarily1667

impromptu1669

ad aperturam libri1679

unpremeditatedly1694

impulsively1768

extemporaneously1791

promiscuously1791

spontaneously1799

on (also upon) the spur of the moment (or occasion, etc.)1801

spontaneous1810

promiscuous1826

improvisedly1851

off-handedly1876

at the first jet1878

off the cuff1927

off the top of one's head1939

off the wall1966

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) ii. i. sig. C.iij Yea and extempore will he dities compose.

1588 G. Babington Profitable Expos. Lords Prayer ii. 175 Afterward..he..began to preach ex tempore.

1594 H. Plat Jewell House 29 (heading) A speedie..drinke which trauailers may make for themselves (ex tempore) when they are distressed for want of good Beer.

1642 Prince Rupert Declar. 2 Noblemen..could then fight so valiantly ex tempore.

a1688 J. Bunyan Wks. II. 677 It is at this day wonderful common, for men to pray Ex-tempore..To pray by a Book..is now out of fashion.

1694 J. Collier Misc. v. 45 I don't like a Man that can hate at first Sight, and kill Extempore.

1753 Philos. Trans. 1751–2 (Royal Soc.) 47 494 [The tackle and pullies]..being easily..applied ex-tempore as occasion requires.

1758 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 8 Nov. (1967) III. 187 I wrote extempore on the back of the Song some stanzas that went perfectly well to the Tune.

1837 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 72 He proposes to speak these lectures extempore.

1840 T. Hood Open Quest. in New Monthly Mag. Aug. 529 He prey'd extempore as well As certain wild Itinerants on Sunday.

1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece IV. ii.xxxvi. 454 The right expedient seemed to flash upon his mind extempore.

1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xi. 209 I always preach extempore.

†2. On the instant; at once; immediately. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb]

soonc825

ratheeOE

rathelyeOE

rekeneOE

rekenlyOE

thereright971

anonOE

forth ona1000

coflyc1000

ferlyc1000

radlyOE

swiftlyc1000

unyoreOE

yareOE

at the forme (also first) wordOE

nowOE

shortlya1050

rightOE

here-rightlOE

right anonlOE

anonc1175

forthrightc1175

forthwithalc1175

skeetc1175

swithc1175

with and withc1175

anon-rightc1225

anon-rights?c1225

belivec1225

lightly?c1225

quickly?c1225

tidelyc1225

fastlyc1275

hastilyc1275

i-radlichec1275

as soon asc1290

aright1297

bedenea1300

in little wevea1300

withoute(n dwella1300

alrightc1300

as fast (as)c1300

at firstc1300

in placec1300

in the placec1300

mididonec1300

outrightc1300

prestc1300

streck13..

titec1300

without delayc1300

that stounds1303

rada1325

readya1325

apacec1325

albedenec1330

as (also also) titec1330

as blivec1330

as line rightc1330

as straight as linec1330

in anec1330

in presentc1330

newlyc1330

suddenlyc1330

titelyc1330

yernec1330

as soon1340

prestly1340

streckly1340

swithly?1370

evenlya1375

redelya1375

redlya1375

rifelya1375

yeplya1375

at one blastc1380

fresha1382

ripelyc1384

presentc1385

presently1385

without arrestc1385

readilyc1390

in the twinkling of a looka1393

derflya1400

forwhya1400

skeetlya1400

straighta1400

swifta1400

maintenantc1400

out of handc1400

wightc1400

at a startc1405

immediately1420

incontinent1425

there and then1428

onenec1429

forwithc1430

downright?a1439

agatec1440

at a tricec1440

right forth1440

withouten wonec1440

whipc1460

forthwith1461

undelayed1470

incessantly1472

at a momentc1475

right nowc1475

synec1475

incontinently1484

promptly1490

in the nonce?a1500

uncontinent1506

on (upon, in) the instant1509

in short1513

at a clap1519

by and by1526

straightway1526

at a twitch1528

at the first chop1528

maintenantly1528

on a tricea1529

with a tricec1530

at once1531

belively1532

straightwaysa1533

short days1533

undelayedly1534

fro hand1535

indelayedly1535

straight forth1536

betimesc1540

livelyc1540

upononc1540

suddenly1544

at one (or a) dash?1550

at (the) first dash?1550

instantly1552

forth of hand1564

upon the nines1568

on the nail1569

at (also in, with) a thoughtc1572

indilately1572

summarily1578

at one (a) chop1581

amain1587

straightwise1588

extempore1593

presto1598

upon the place1600

directly1604

instant1604

just now1606

with a siserary1607

promiscuously1609

at (in) one (an) instant1611

on (also upon) the momenta1616

at (formerly also on or upon) sight1617

hand to fist1634

fastisha1650

nextly1657

to rights1663

straightaway1663

slap1672

at first bolt1676

point-blank1679

in point1680

offhand1686

instanter1688

sonica1688

flush1701

like a thought1720

in a crack1725

momentary1725

bumbye1727

clacka1734

plumba1734

right away1734

momentarily1739

momentaneously1753

in a snap1768

right off1771

straight an end1778

abruptedly1784

in a whistle1784

slap-bang1785

bang?1795

right off the reel1798

in a whiff1800

in a flash1801

like a shot1809

momently1812

in a brace or couple of shakes1816

in a gird1825

(all) in a rush1829

in (also at, on) short (also quick) order1830

straightly1830

toot sweetc1830

in two twos1838

rectly1843

quick-stick1844

short metre1848

right1849

at the drop of a (occasionally the) hat1854

off the hooks1860

quicksticks1860

straight off1873

bang off1886

away1887

in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1890

ek dum1895

tout de suite1895

bung1899

one time1899

prompt1910

yesterday1911

in two ups1934

presto changeo1946

now-now1966

presto change1987

1593 T. Nashe Strange Newes 65 You shall see me cast a figure for him extempore.

1604 Meeting of Gallants sig. C4 The body must be remoued..Extempore: it would infect all the Ayre round about else.

1663 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies Pref. I'd yeeld extempore my breath.

†3. to live extempore: to live ‘from hand to mouth’. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > spend money wastefully or extravagantly [verb (intransitive)] > live from hand to mouth

to live extempore1679

1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned (1713) ii. i. 146 When a man lives not ex tempore, but premeditates.

1728 T. Sheridan tr. Persius Satyrs (1739) iii. 47 To live extempore without any Regard to the future.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature IV. 58 There are too many in the world..who seem to live extempore..being immersed only in present matters.

B. adj.

1. Arising out of the moment; casual, occasional; sudden, unprepared for. Now only of personal actions (cf. A. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [adjective] > arising or emerging

pro re nata1578

extempore1639

extemporary1647

upwelling1854

the mind > language > speech > [adjective] > improvising > impromptu

extemporate1590

extemporary1610

suddena1616

extemporanean1621

extempory1623

extempore1639

extemporaneous1656

impromptu1789

impromptuary1827

ad-libbed1933

off-script1935

ad lib1936

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > other types of poem > [adjective] > improvised

suddena1616

extemporean1624

extempore1639

improviso1753

impromptu1789

extemporized1856

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > suddenness > [adjective]

ferlyc893

sudden1340

subitane?a1425

subite?1483

starting1545

plunging1566

abrupt1576

subitany1603

subitaneous1645

surprising1645

subitous1657

extempore1755

extemporary1761

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre v. xiv. 253 It was..an ex-tempore-water, flowing from the snow which melted on hills.

1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned (1713) ii. ii. 174 It was but a flash, an extempore motion.

1715 R. South 12 Serm. IV. 51 To make the Salvation of an immortal Soul, such a slight, extempore Business.

1755 E. Young Centaur v, in Wks. (1757) IV. 240 Shall we..leap plumb into the jaws of extempore death?

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. II. v. i. 6 He was somewhat subject to extempore bursts of passion.

1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 210 Markham's extempore championship of the twelve tribes.

a. Of a discourse, etc.: Composed, spoken, performed, or acted at the moment, without premeditation or preparation. Now usually understood to mean: Without the assistance of notes, or without reading.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > [adjective] > style of performing

ad libitum1786

extempore1795

ad lib1825

improvisational1871

magadized1901

jazzed1917

jazzified1920

stomping1927

in the (or a) groove1932

stodgy1934

groovy1937

swinging1955

riffing1960

Muzaked1962

funkified1974

noodly1981

widdly1984

scratch-mix1987

1665 G. Wither Medit. upon Lords Prayer Preamb. There is in many, an excellent gift of extempore vocal Prayer.

1692 tr. B. Jonson Leges Convivales in Wks. sig. Bbbbb6 Let no Poetaster command..Another Extempore Verses to make.

a1704 J. Locke Paraphr. 1 Cor. xiv. (note) in Wks. (1714) III. 199 Their singing..was of extempore hymns by the impulse of the Spirit.

1750 Rise Eng. Stage iii. 492 Extempore Farces, or Dialogues, continued till they were displaced by the Exhibition of the Mysteries.

1795 W. Mason Ess. Eng. Church Music i. 54 Voluntaries..continue to be always extempore productions.

1837 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (1839) I. xx. 301 To be present at extempore prayer, is to hear prayers.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. II. 94 The boy..acted an extempore part of his own invention.

1844 A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold I. iii. 141 His [Dr. Arnold's] power of extempore translation into English.

b. Of speakers, performers.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > [adjective] > speaking > able or given to speak

reasonablea1387

quick and queathing?a1475

articulate1531

extemporal1588

extemporanean1621

extemporizing1644

expressible1661

speakable1667

extemporaneous1812

extempore1817

1817 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 1st Ser. III. 33 This accomplished extempore actor.

1886 Beeton's Complete Orator ii. 122 Tillotson failed altogether as an extempore preacher.

3. Contrived for the occasion, makeshift.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > [adjective] > makeshift

extemporal1626

extemporary1631

extempore1694

extemporaneous1725

impromptu1764

makeshift1824

makeshifty1858

spot-made1894

make-do1923

roll-your-own1942

Band-Aid1970

1694 F. Bragge Pract. Disc. Parables i. 7 To..have an extempore superficial religion.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. x. 236 Dinner dressed by the housemaid, with extempore spits, saucepans &c.

1823 ‘G. Smith’ Not Paul, but Jesus 347 A sort of mixed and extempore judicatory.

1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax II. iii. 61 John lay on..an extempore sofa.

†C. n.

Extempore composition, speech, or performance; an impromptu, improvisation. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > [noun] > improvising

extempore1610

extemporizing1644

improvisation1777

improvising1798

extemporization1860

get-off1932

noodling1937

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > other types of poem > [noun] > improvised poem

extempore1610

impromptu1683

improvise1820

improvisation1824

1610 Histrio-mastix i. 127 Post. We can all sing and say, And so (with practise) soone may learn to play. Inc. True, could our action answer your extempore.

1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) v. v, in Wks. I. 69 Clem. A poet? I will challenge him my selfe, presently, at extempore... Well. Hee is not for extempore, sir. Hee is all for the pocket-muse.

1660 S. Pepys Diary 6 July (1970) I. 194 W. Howe and I did sing Extemporys.

1737 Common Sense (1738) I. 312 Anagrams..and ex Tempores are all their own.

1798 J. Wolcot Tales of Hoy in Wks. (1812) IV. 410 The extempore, the extempore on the Flys, or you shan't have your Passage for nothing.

1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain ii. Interlude ii. 105 Such may hither secret stray, To labour an extemporé.

1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 49 A specimen of Mr. Pratt's extempore.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	extempore
释义	† extemporev. Etymology: < extemporate adj. Obsolete. rare. transitive. = extemporize v. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [verb (transitive)] > do without planning extempore1771 improvisate1831 improvise1843 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker III. 150 A loud laugh..he could command at all times extempore. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021). extemporeadv.adj.n. /ɛksˈtɛmpəriː/ Etymology: < Latin phrase ex tempore lit. ‘out of the time’. A. adv. 1. At the moment, without premeditation or preparation; at first sight; off-hand. Now usually with reference to speech, composition, or musical performance. to speak extempore in present use often merely means to speak without notes, or without reading from manuscript. to pray extempore is opposed to using a set form of prayer. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adverb] > in unplanned manner suddenly1340 of unwarninga1400 on, upon, rarely of, in (a) suddenty1469 casuallya1549 extemporea1556 of (upon) this sudden1572 extemporally1577 at (the or a) volley1578 on (or o') the volley1578 extrumpery1582 unpremeditately1607 extemporary1610 extempory1623 extemporarily1667 impromptu1669 ad aperturam libri1679 unpremeditatedly1694 impulsively1768 extemporaneously1791 promiscuously1791 spontaneously1799 on (also upon) the spur of the moment (or occasion, etc.)1801 spontaneous1810 promiscuous1826 improvisedly1851 off-handedly1876 at the first jet1878 off the cuff1927 off the top of one's head1939 off the wall1966 a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) ii. i. sig. C.iij Yea and extempore will he dities compose. 1588 G. Babington Profitable Expos. Lords Prayer ii. 175 Afterward..he..began to preach ex tempore. 1594 H. Plat Jewell House 29 (heading) A speedie..drinke which trauailers may make for themselves (ex tempore) when they are distressed for want of good Beer. 1642 Prince Rupert Declar. 2 Noblemen..could then fight so valiantly ex tempore. a1688 J. Bunyan Wks. II. 677 It is at this day wonderful common, for men to pray Ex-tempore..To pray by a Book..is now out of fashion. 1694 J. Collier Misc. v. 45 I don't like a Man that can hate at first Sight, and kill Extempore. 1753 Philos. Trans. 1751–2 (Royal Soc.) 47 494 [The tackle and pullies]..being easily..applied ex-tempore as occasion requires. 1758 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 8 Nov. (1967) III. 187 I wrote extempore on the back of the Song some stanzas that went perfectly well to the Tune. 1837 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 72 He proposes to speak these lectures extempore. 1840 T. Hood Open Quest. in New Monthly Mag. Aug. 529 He prey'd extempore as well As certain wild Itinerants on Sunday. 1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece IV. ii.xxxvi. 454 The right expedient seemed to flash upon his mind extempore. 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xi. 209 I always preach extempore. †2. On the instant; at once; immediately. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] soonc825 ratheeOE rathelyeOE rekeneOE rekenlyOE thereright971 anonOE forth ona1000 coflyc1000 ferlyc1000 radlyOE swiftlyc1000 unyoreOE yareOE at the forme (also first) wordOE nowOE shortlya1050 rightOE here-rightlOE right anonlOE anonc1175 forthrightc1175 forthwithalc1175 skeetc1175 swithc1175 with and withc1175 anon-rightc1225 anon-rights?c1225 belivec1225 lightly?c1225 quickly?c1225 tidelyc1225 fastlyc1275 hastilyc1275 i-radlichec1275 as soon asc1290 aright1297 bedenea1300 in little wevea1300 withoute(n dwella1300 alrightc1300 as fast (as)c1300 at firstc1300 in placec1300 in the placec1300 mididonec1300 outrightc1300 prestc1300 streck13.. titec1300 without delayc1300 that stounds1303 rada1325 readya1325 apacec1325 albedenec1330 as (also also) titec1330 as blivec1330 as line rightc1330 as straight as linec1330 in anec1330 in presentc1330 newlyc1330 suddenlyc1330 titelyc1330 yernec1330 as soon1340 prestly1340 streckly1340 swithly?1370 evenlya1375 redelya1375 redlya1375 rifelya1375 yeplya1375 at one blastc1380 fresha1382 ripelyc1384 presentc1385 presently1385 without arrestc1385 readilyc1390 in the twinkling of a looka1393 derflya1400 forwhya1400 skeetlya1400 straighta1400 swifta1400 maintenantc1400 out of handc1400 wightc1400 at a startc1405 immediately1420 incontinent1425 there and then1428 onenec1429 forwithc1430 downright?a1439 agatec1440 at a tricec1440 right forth1440 withouten wonec1440 whipc1460 forthwith1461 undelayed1470 incessantly1472 at a momentc1475 right nowc1475 synec1475 incontinently1484 promptly1490 in the nonce?a1500 uncontinent1506 on (upon, in) the instant1509 in short1513 at a clap1519 by and by1526 straightway1526 at a twitch1528 at the first chop1528 maintenantly1528 on a tricea1529 with a tricec1530 at once1531 belively1532 straightwaysa1533 short days1533 undelayedly1534 fro hand1535 indelayedly1535 straight forth1536 betimesc1540 livelyc1540 upononc1540 suddenly1544 at one (or a) dash?1550 at (the) first dash?1550 instantly1552 forth of hand1564 upon the nines1568 on the nail1569 at (also in, with) a thoughtc1572 indilately1572 summarily1578 at one (a) chop1581 amain1587 straightwise1588 extempore1593 presto1598 upon the place1600 directly1604 instant1604 just now1606 with a siserary1607 promiscuously1609 at (in) one (an) instant1611 on (also upon) the momenta1616 at (formerly also on or upon) sight1617 hand to fist1634 fastisha1650 nextly1657 to rights1663 straightaway1663 slap1672 at first bolt1676 point-blank1679 in point1680 offhand1686 instanter1688 sonica1688 flush1701 like a thought1720 in a crack1725 momentary1725 bumbye1727 clacka1734 plumba1734 right away1734 momentarily1739 momentaneously1753 in a snap1768 right off1771 straight an end1778 abruptedly1784 in a whistle1784 slap-bang1785 bang?1795 right off the reel1798 in a whiff1800 in a flash1801 like a shot1809 momently1812 in a brace or couple of shakes1816 in a gird1825 (all) in a rush1829 in (also at, on) short (also quick) order1830 straightly1830 toot sweetc1830 in two twos1838 rectly1843 quick-stick1844 short metre1848 right1849 at the drop of a (occasionally the) hat1854 off the hooks1860 quicksticks1860 straight off1873 bang off1886 away1887 in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1890 ek dum1895 tout de suite1895 bung1899 one time1899 prompt1910 yesterday1911 in two ups1934 presto changeo1946 now-now1966 presto change1987 1593 T. Nashe Strange Newes 65 You shall see me cast a figure for him extempore. 1604 Meeting of Gallants sig. C4 The body must be remoued..Extempore: it would infect all the Ayre round about else. 1663 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies Pref. I'd yeeld extempore my breath. †3. to live extempore: to live ‘from hand to mouth’. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > spend money wastefully or extravagantly [verb (intransitive)] > live from hand to mouth to live extempore1679 1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned (1713) ii. i. 146 When a man lives not ex tempore, but premeditates. 1728 T. Sheridan tr. Persius Satyrs (1739) iii. 47 To live extempore without any Regard to the future. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature IV. 58 There are too many in the world..who seem to live extempore..being immersed only in present matters. B. adj. 1. Arising out of the moment; casual, occasional; sudden, unprepared for. Now only of personal actions (cf. A. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [adjective] > arising or emerging pro re nata1578 extempore1639 extemporary1647 upwelling1854 the mind > language > speech > [adjective] > improvising > impromptu extemporate1590 extemporary1610 suddena1616 extemporanean1621 extempory1623 extempore1639 extemporaneous1656 impromptu1789 impromptuary1827 ad-libbed1933 off-script1935 ad lib1936 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > other types of poem > [adjective] > improvised suddena1616 extemporean1624 extempore1639 improviso1753 impromptu1789 extemporized1856 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > suddenness > [adjective] ferlyc893 sudden1340 subitane?a1425 subite?1483 starting1545 plunging1566 abrupt1576 subitany1603 subitaneous1645 surprising1645 subitous1657 extempore1755 extemporary1761 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre v. xiv. 253 It was..an ex-tempore-water, flowing from the snow which melted on hills. 1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned (1713) ii. ii. 174 It was but a flash, an extempore motion. 1715 R. South 12 Serm. IV. 51 To make the Salvation of an immortal Soul, such a slight, extempore Business. 1755 E. Young Centaur v, in Wks. (1757) IV. 240 Shall we..leap plumb into the jaws of extempore death? 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. II. v. i. 6 He was somewhat subject to extempore bursts of passion. 1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 210 Markham's extempore championship of the twelve tribes. 2. a. Of a discourse, etc.: Composed, spoken, performed, or acted at the moment, without premeditation or preparation. Now usually understood to mean: Without the assistance of notes, or without reading. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > [adjective] > style of performing ad libitum1786 extempore1795 ad lib1825 improvisational1871 magadized1901 jazzed1917 jazzified1920 stomping1927 in the (or a) groove1932 stodgy1934 groovy1937 swinging1955 riffing1960 Muzaked1962 funkified1974 noodly1981 widdly1984 scratch-mix1987 1665 G. Wither Medit. upon Lords Prayer Preamb. There is in many, an excellent gift of extempore vocal Prayer. 1692 tr. B. Jonson Leges Convivales in Wks. sig. Bbbbb6 Let no Poetaster command..Another Extempore Verses to make. a1704 J. Locke Paraphr. 1 Cor. xiv. (note) in Wks. (1714) III. 199 Their singing..was of extempore hymns by the impulse of the Spirit. 1750 Rise Eng. Stage iii. 492 Extempore Farces, or Dialogues, continued till they were displaced by the Exhibition of the Mysteries. 1795 W. Mason Ess. Eng. Church Music i. 54 Voluntaries..continue to be always extempore productions. 1837 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (1839) I. xx. 301 To be present at extempore prayer, is to hear prayers. 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. II. 94 The boy..acted an extempore part of his own invention. 1844 A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold I. iii. 141 His [Dr. Arnold's] power of extempore translation into English. b. Of speakers, performers. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > [adjective] > speaking > able or given to speak reasonablea1387 quick and queathing?a1475 articulate1531 extemporal1588 extemporanean1621 extemporizing1644 expressible1661 speakable1667 extemporaneous1812 extempore1817 1817 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 1st Ser. III. 33 This accomplished extempore actor. 1886 Beeton's Complete Orator ii. 122 Tillotson failed altogether as an extempore preacher. 3. Contrived for the occasion, makeshift. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > [adjective] > makeshift extemporal1626 extemporary1631 extempore1694 extemporaneous1725 impromptu1764 makeshift1824 makeshifty1858 spot-made1894 make-do1923 roll-your-own1942 Band-Aid1970 1694 F. Bragge Pract. Disc. Parables i. 7 To..have an extempore superficial religion. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. x. 236 Dinner dressed by the housemaid, with extempore spits, saucepans &c. 1823 ‘G. Smith’ Not Paul, but Jesus 347 A sort of mixed and extempore judicatory. 1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax II. iii. 61 John lay on..an extempore sofa. †C. n. Extempore composition, speech, or performance; an impromptu, improvisation. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > [noun] > improvising extempore1610 extemporizing1644 improvisation1777 improvising1798 extemporization1860 get-off1932 noodling1937 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > other types of poem > [noun] > improvised poem extempore1610 impromptu1683 improvise1820 improvisation1824 1610 Histrio-mastix i. 127 Post. We can all sing and say, And so (with practise) soone may learn to play. Inc. True, could our action answer your extempore. 1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) v. v, in Wks. I. 69 Clem. A poet? I will challenge him my selfe, presently, at extempore... Well. Hee is not for extempore, sir. Hee is all for the pocket-muse. 1660 S. Pepys Diary 6 July (1970) I. 194 W. Howe and I did sing Extemporys. 1737 Common Sense (1738) I. 312 Anagrams..and ex Tempores are all their own. 1798 J. Wolcot Tales of Hoy in Wks. (1812) IV. 410 The extempore, the extempore on the Flys, or you shan't have your Passage for nothing. 1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain ii. Interlude ii. 105 Such may hither secret stray, To labour an extemporé. 1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 49 A specimen of Mr. Pratt's extempore. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1771adv.adj.n.a1556
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† extemporev.

extemporeadv.adj.n.