extemporaneous
[ik-stem-puh-rey-nee-uhs]
- 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
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com1, 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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Historical Examples of extemporaneously
It is a discussion of a number of very vital subjects in the free form of extemporaneously spoken words.
The New FreedomWoodrow Wilson
All this was uttered, of course, extemporaneously, and without the least preparation.
The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg PilgrimWilliam Carleton
extemporaneous
extemporary (ɪkˈstɛmpərərɪ, -prərɪ)
- spoken, performed, etc, without planning or preparation; impromptu; extempore
- done in a temporary manner; improvised
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Word Origin and History for extemporaneously
extemporaneous
1650s (earlier extemporal, 1560s), from Medieval Latin extemporaneus, from Latin ex tempore (see extempore). Related: Extemporaneously.
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