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

See Examples For:

extemporaneously

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

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

From Reuters ● Aug. 28, 2023

In reality, Newsom is a talented orator — often long-winded, he admits, but a politician who projects passion and offers straight talk, especially when speaking extemporaneously.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023

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

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove