extemporaneous
[ ik-stem-puh-rey-nee-uhs ]
/ ɪkˌstɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs /
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
SYNONYMS 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. 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
ext, ext., extant, extd., extemporal, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, extemporize, extend, extend credit to
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Example sentences from the Web for extemporaneously
All this was uttered, of course, extemporaneously, and without the least preparation.
The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim|William CarletonIt is a discussion of a number of very vital subjects in the free form of extemporaneously spoken words.
The New Freedom|Woodrow Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for extemporaneously
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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