extemporal

[ik-stem-per-uhl]

adjective

Archaic.

1. extemporaneous; extempore.

Other Word Forms

• extemporally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of extemporal¹

First recorded in 1560–70, extemporal is from the Latin word extemporālis on the spur of the moment. See extempore, -al ¹

Example Sentences

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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