to speak at one's (also the) fingers' end: to speak without preparation or premeditation; to extemporize. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > improvise or ad lib (5) to speak at one's (also the) fingers' end1607 to speak at one's (also the) fingers' end: to speak without preparation or premeditation; to extemporize. Obsolete. extemporize1775 intransitive. To speak extempore. Also, to compose and perform music off-hand; to improvise. improvisate1817 transitive and intransitive. To compose or perform (poetry, drama, music, etc.) spontaneously; to extemporize (a speech, lecture, etc.). Cf. improvise… improvisatorize1828 intransitive and transitive. To improvise. ad-lib1910 intransitive. To speak or perform extempore or without prior rehearsal; to improvise actions, words, music, etc., esp. in the course of a stage or… |
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