extemporary

American  

[ik-stem-puh-rer-ee] / ɪkˈstɛm pəˌrɛr i /

adjective

1. extemporaneous; extempore.

2. Obsolete. sudden; unexpected.

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Other Word Forms

• extemporarily adverb
• extemporariness noun

Etymology

Origin of extemporary

First recorded in 1600–10; extempore + -ary

Example Sentences

This whimsical sort of expiation seems to have attracted the fancy of the Roman youths, who imitated the Etruscan actors; but they improved on the entertainment, by rallying each other in extemporary and jocular lines.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

The Roman youth thus learned to imitate their gestures and music, which they accompanied with railing verses delivered in extemporary dialogue.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

With which, and in the same breath, I give you my word, he knelt down, as we all did, and began a very miserable jumble of an extemporary prayer.

From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by Forster, John

Yet occasional, fragmentary, extemporary as most of them are, they bear the guinea stamp of true genius.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

In the afternoon I heard Thekla's step behind my extemporary screen.

From The Grey Woman and other Tales by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn