extemporal
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- extemporally adverb
Etymology
Origin of extemporal
First recorded in 1560–70, extemporal is from the Latin word extemporālis on the spur of the moment. See extempore, -al 1
Example Sentences
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This we see by an anecdote of Tarleton, the jester of Elizabeth, famed for his extemporal acting.
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Salvator Rosa, fond of acting in extemporal comedy, ii.
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Scenarie, the plots of extemporal comedies, ii.
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Holofernes makes an "extemporal epitaph on the death of the deer," which is reminiscent of the "sweet song" delivered to the Queen by "the nymph."
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The word called up van Manderpootz and his subjunctivisor—the worlds of "if," the weird, unreal worlds that existed beside reality, neither past nor future, but contemporary, yet extemporal.
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