extemporaneous

[ik-stem-puh-rey-nee-uhs]

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adjective

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

First recorded in 1650–60, extemporaneous is from the Late Latin word extemporāneus on the spur of the moment. See extempore, -an, -eous

Related formsex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly, adverbex·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

Synonyms for extemporaneous

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1, 2. Extemporaneous ( extempore ), impromptu, improvised are used of expression given without preparation or only partial preparation. Extemporaneous and impromptu may both refer to speeches given without any preparation: an extemporaneous ( impromptu ) speech. Extemporaneous may also refer to a speech given from notes or an outline: extemporaneous lectures. Impromptu also refers to poems, songs, etc., delivered without preparation and at a moment's notice. Improvised is applied to something composed (recited, sung, acted), at least in part, as one goes along: an improvised piano accompaniment.

Antonyms for extemporaneous

1. memorized.

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Related Words for extemporaneous

ad-lib, automatic, casual, expedient, extempore, fake, free, immediate, impromptu, informal, made-up, makeshift, offhand, snap, spontaneous, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied

Examples from the Web for extemporaneous

Contemporary Examples of extemporaneous

But extemporaneous speech is not his strongest suit; Kanye expresses himself much better creatively than he does in conversation.
In Defense of Kanye West
Rawiya Kameir
December 4, 2013

Historical Examples of extemporaneous

Ever try to tear off a lot of extemporaneous lies, twenty to the minute?
Shorty McCabe
Sewell Ford
This is according to the experience of all extemporaneous speakers.
Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching
Henry Ware
It was an extemporaneous prayer; but it lacked no detail on that account.
The Brentons
Anna Chapin Ray
There was no fear of the extemporaneous, of variety spicing her infinite custom.
Strictly Business
O. Henry
How does the impromptu remark often differ from the extemporaneous?
English Synonyms and Antonyms
James Champlin Fernald

British Dictionary definitions for extemporaneous

extemporaneous

extemporary (ɪkˈstɛmpərərɪ, -prərɪ)

adjective

spoken, performed, etc, without planning or preparation; impromptu; extempore
done in a temporary manner; improvised

Derived Formsextemporaneously or extemporarily, adverbextemporaneousness or extemporariness, noun

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Word Origin and History for extemporaneous

adj.

1650s (earlier extemporal, 1560s), from Medieval Latin extemporaneus, from Latin ex tempore (see extempore). Related: Extemporaneously.