extemporary

American  

[ik-stem-puh-rer-ee] / ɪkˈstɛm pəˌrɛr i /

adjective

1. extemporaneous; extempore.

2. Obsolete. sudden; unexpected.

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Other Word Forms

• extemporarily
  adverb
• extemporariness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of extemporary

First recorded in 1600–10; extempore + -ary

Example Sentences

Extemporary rhymers are common among them, like the improvisatori of Italy, and are called Palladores, who are held in great estimation, and devote themselves entirely to that occupation.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

Extemporary prayers especially, accustomed the members of a family to express openly what was really in their hearts.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav