extempore

[ ik-stem-puh-ree ]

/ ɪkˈstɛm pə ri /

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adverb

on the spur of the moment; without premeditation or preparation; offhand: Questions were asked extempore from the floor.

without notes: to speak extempore.

(of musical performance) by improvisation.

adjective

extemporaneous; impromptu.

Origin of extempore

First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin: literally, “out of the time, at the moment,” equivalent to ex “out of” (see ex-¹) + tempore “the time” (ablative singular of tempus )

synonym study for extempore

4. See extemporaneous.

OTHER WORDS FROM extempore

non·ex·tem·po·re, adverb, adjective

Words nearby extempore

extant, extd., extemporal, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, extemporize, extend, extend credit to, extended, extended care

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Example sentences from the Web for extempore

She even went so far as to get up a gentle, extempore fit of snoring, but Nelly was not to be deceived.
Nelly's First Schooldays|Josephine Franklin
Wall did not say anything that he had written, but made an extempore speech, much to my surprise.
Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French|Samuel Gibbs French
Jeff ran, tore down his extempore window curtain, and returned with it.
Jeff Briggs's Love Story|Bret Harte
She had arranged a sort of extempore bed on the hard sofa, and was about to lie down, when Tildy opened the door.
The School Queens|L. T. Meade

Is the extempore oration, "the unpremeditated lay," in truth a subliminal product?
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers

British Dictionary definitions for extempore

extempore

/ (ɪkˈstɛmpərɪ) /

adverb, adjective

without planning or preparation; impromptu

Word Origin for extempore

C16: from Latin ex tempore instantaneously, from ex- 1 out of + tempus time

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单词	extempore
释义	extempore [ ik-stem-puh-ree ] / ɪkˈstɛm pə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR extempore ON THESAURUS.COM adverb on the spur of the moment; without premeditation or preparation; offhand: Questions were asked extempore from the floor. without notes: to speak extempore. (of musical performance) by improvisation. adjective extemporaneous; impromptu. Origin of extempore First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin: literally, “out of the time, at the moment,” equivalent to ex “out of” (see ex-¹) + tempore “the time” (ablative singular of tempus ) synonym study for extempore 4. See extemporaneous. OTHER WORDS FROM extempore non·ex·tem·po·re, adverb, adjective Words nearby extempore extant, extd., extemporal, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, extemporize, extend, extend credit to, extended, extended care Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extempore She even went so far as to get up a gentle, extempore fit of snoring, but Nelly was not to be deceived. Nelly's First Schooldays\|Josephine Franklin Wall did not say anything that he had written, but made an extempore speech, much to my surprise. Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French\|Samuel Gibbs French Jeff ran, tore down his extempore window curtain, and returned with it. Jeff Briggs's Love Story\|Bret Harte She had arranged a sort of extempore bed on the hard sofa, and was about to lie down, when Tildy opened the door. The School Queens\|L. T. Meade Is the extempore oration, "the unpremeditated lay," in truth a subliminal product? Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death\|Frederick W. H. Myers British Dictionary definitions for extempore extempore / (ɪkˈstɛmpərɪ) / adverb, adjective without planning or preparation; impromptu Word Origin for extempore C16: from Latin ex tempore instantaneously, from ex- 1 out of + tempus time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to extempore extemporaneous, impromptu
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extempore

adverb

adjective

Origin of extempore

synonym study for extempore

OTHER WORDS FROM extempore

Words nearby extempore

Example sentences from the Web for extempore

British Dictionary definitions for extempore

adverb, adjective

Word Origin for extempore

Words related to extempore