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extemporaneous
[ ik-stem-puh-rey-nee-uhs ]
/ ɪkˌstɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs /
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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.
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Origin of extemporaneous
synonym study for extemporaneous
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. Although extempore is an adjective with the very same meaning as extemporaneous, this word is most often used in its adverbial senses: She spoke extempore, and had the audience's rapt attention. 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM extemporaneous
ex·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/, nounWords nearby extemporaneous
exstrophy, ext., extant, extd., extemporal, extemporaneous, extemporaneously, extemporary, extempore, extemporize, extend
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British Dictionary definitions for extemporaneous
extemporaneous
extemporary (ɪkˈstɛmpərərɪ, -prərɪ)
/ (ɪkˌstɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs) /
adjective
spoken, performed, etc, without planning or preparation; impromptu; extempore
done in a temporary manner; improvised
Derived forms of extemporaneous
extemporaneously or extemporarily, adverbextemporaneousness or extemporariness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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