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extemporary
ex·tem·po·rar·y E0294500 (ĭk-stĕm′pə-rĕr′ē)adj. Spoken, done, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought: an extemporary lecture.
[From extempore.]
ex·tem′po·rar′i·ly (-râr′ə-lē) adv.ex•tem•po•ra•ne•ous (ɪkˌstɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs)
adj. 1. done, spoken, or performed without preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous speech. 2. prepared in advance but delivered using few or no notes: extemporaneous lectures. 3. performing with little or no advance preparation: extemporaneous orators. 4. made for the occasion; improvised: extemporaneous housing. [1650–60; < Late Latin extemporāneus. See extempore, -an1, -eous] ex•tem`po•ra′ne•ous•ly, adv. ex•tem`po•ra′ne•ous•ness, ex•tem`po•ra•ne′i•ty (-rəˈni ɪ ti) n. syn: extemporaneous, impromptu are used of expression that is not planned. extemporaneous may refer to a speech given without any advance preparation: extemporaneous remarks. impromptu is also used of a speech, but often refers to a poem, song, etc., delivered without preparation and at a moment's notice: She entertained the guests with some impromptu rhymes. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | extemporary - with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"ad-lib, extemporaneous, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsedunprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson |
extemporaryadjectiveSpoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought:ad-lib, extemporaneous, extempore, impromptu, improvised, offhand, snap, spur-of-the-moment, unrehearsed.Informal: off-the-cuff.EncyclopediaSeeextemporaneousextemporary
Related to extemporary: attritedSynonyms for extemporaryadj spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethoughtSynonyms- ad-lib
- extemporaneous
- extempore
- impromptu
- improvised
- offhand
- snap
- spur-of-the-moment
- unrehearsed
- off-the-cuff
Synonyms for extemporaryadj with little or no preparation or forethoughtSynonyms- ad-lib
- extemporaneous
- extempore
- impromptu
- offhand
- offhanded
- off-the-cuff
- unrehearsed
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