extemporary

[ik-stem-puh-rer-ee]

adjective

1. extemporaneous; extempore.

2. Obsolete.,  sudden; unexpected.

Other Word Forms

• extemporarily adverb
• extemporariness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of extemporary¹

First recorded in 1600–10; extempore + -ary

Example Sentences

You can embody the brand in a very direct way and I think Cath Kidston shows that in the most extemporary fashion.

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The translation was no doubt originally extemporary, and varied with the individual translators, but its form gradually became fixed and was ultimately Targum. written down.

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On one occasion she repeated the entire of the baptismal service of the Church of England, and concluded with an extemporary prayer.

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After this, Mr. Duch�, unexpectedly to everybody, struck out into extemporary prayer, which filled the bosom of every man present.

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The scanty meal of cheese and oatmeal eaten, and Luke's long extemporary prayer brought to an end, the strangers were taken to one of the two upper rooms.

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