extemporaneously

American  

[ik-stem-puh-rey-nee-uhs-lee] / ɪkˌstɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs li /

adverb

1. with little or no advance preparation.

   The preacher’s Sunday sermons were delivered extemporaneously, with seldom more than a one page outline before him.

   Those of you who have attended an improvisation workshop have experience speaking extemporaneously, or off the cuff.

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Etymology

Origin of extemporaneously

extemporaneous ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The vice president has the facility to speak candidly and extemporaneously.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2024

Speechwriters do try and prepare for such moments, particularly if a president is known to speak extemporaneously.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

As one-third of the rap group Migos, Quavious Marshall rose to chart-topping prominence in the last decade by verbalizing hip-hop’s stickiest choruses and most satisfyingly inane ad-libs, mostly extemporaneously.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2023

But he also has made a series of apparent gaffes when speaking extemporaneously.

From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2023

He had a beautiful way of speaking—sentences and whole paragraphs just seemed to flow extemporaneously, organically.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove