extemporaneous
done, spoken, performed, etc., without special advance preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous speech.
previously planned but delivered with the help of few or no notes: extemporaneous lectures.
speaking or performing with little or no advance preparation: extemporaneous actors.
made for the occasion, as a shelter.
Origin of extemporaneous
1synonym study For extemporaneous
Opposites for extemporaneous
Other words from extemporaneous
- ex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly, adverb
- ex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ness, ex·tem·po·ra·ne·i·ty [ik-stem-puh-ruh-nee-i-tee], /ɪkˌstɛm pə rəˈni ɪ ti/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for extemporaneous
extemporary (ɪkˈstɛmpərərɪ, -prərɪ)
/ (ɪkˌstɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs) /
spoken, performed, etc, without planning or preparation; impromptu; extempore
done in a temporary manner; improvised
Derived forms of extemporaneous
- extemporaneously or extemporarily, adverb
- extemporaneousness or extemporariness, noun
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