extemporaneously

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

/ ɪkˌstɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs li /

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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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Origin of extemporaneously

extemporaneous + -ly

Words nearby extemporaneously

ext., extant, extd., extemporal, extemporaneous, extemporaneously, extemporary, extempore, extemporize, extend, extend credit to

How to use extemporaneously in a sentence

I decided to speak extemporaneously rather than deliver what I prepared.
A Hebrew Democratic State for All Its Citizens|Bernard Avishai|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The first is the obvious fact that Joe Biden's feet seem almost inexorably drawn to his mouth when he speaks extemporaneously.
Who's Got the Edge Going Into the VP Debate?|Megan McArdle|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For one thing, when he speaks extemporaneously, he pauses frequently and often says “uh.”
Obama’s Debate Performance: How Twitter Has Done Us Wrong|Richard Just|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Though Daisey works from notes during every performance, he prefers to work extemporaneously rather than with a script.
Mike Daisey: The Man Who Outed Apple’s Abysmal Labor Practices in China|Jacob Bernstein|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He prefers to run on instinct, to follow his interests, to speak extemporaneously.
Rick Santorum’s Blue-Collar Fumble|Andrew Romano|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
His sentences, although uttered extemporaneously, are invariably well finished and scholarly.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
Watch him: he preaches extemporaneously, but often peers up and winks, and often looks down at his bible and squeezes his eyes.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
He spoke extemporaneously as indeed do all the Elders of Israel.
The Life of John Taylor|B. H. Roberts
This does not form one body with the rest of the frame, but is attached extemporaneously to it by bars and wedged bolts.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
It is a discussion of a number of very vital subjects in the free form of extemporaneously spoken words.
The New Freedom|Woodrow Wilson

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