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[ spur-uhv-thuh-moh-muhnt ] / ˈspɜr əv ðəˈmoʊ mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spur-of-the-moment ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveoccurring or done without advance preparation or deliberation; extemporaneous; unplanned: a spur-of-the-moment decision. Origin of spur-of-the-momentFirst recorded in 1800–10 Words nearby spur-of-the-momentspurge laurel, Spurgeon, spurious, spurious ankylosis, spurn, spur-of-the-moment, spur on, spurred, spurrey, spurrier, spurry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spur-of-the-momentDid you plan on this or is this a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing? Explosion of Cute: Inside the Superfan Mania of Hello Kitty Con 2014|Sarah Bay Williams|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Have you ever done the impulse Vegas trip before, a spur-of-the-moment “screw this!” Diablo Cody’s Personal (and Directorial) Paradise|Kevin Fallon|October 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST Spur-of-the-moment toasts can be an off-the-cuff pleasure if the mood is right and the message heartfelt. Romney and Obama’s First Lunch: A Social Etiquette Guide|Kevin Fallon|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST It was actually a dare, kind of, a spur-of-the-moment thing. Marine Dakota Meyer Steps Up to Help Veterans Find Success Back Home|Dakota Meyer|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Having 40 minutes to kill before his next appointment, he made a spur-of-the-moment decision to stop by Napa State Hospital. Claude Edward Foulk Gets 248 Years|Christine Pelisek|February 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST And, as a Free Trader, spur-of-the-moment action was a necessary way of life. We must give these good people as much time as possible, considering it's a spur-of-the-moment affair. Nobody|Louis Joseph Vance
Words related to spur-of-the-momentad hoc, ad-lib, automatic, casual, expedient, extempore, fake, free, immediate, impromptu, improvised, informal, made-up, makeshift, offhand, snap, spontaneous, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared |