Spoken, done, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought. See synonyms at extemporaneous.
[From EXTEMPORE.]
extemporarily ex·tem'po·rar'i·ly (-râr'ə-lē) adv.
Dictionary:
ex·tem·po·rar·y (ĭk-stĕm'pə-rĕr'ē) ![]() |
Spoken, done, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought. See synonyms at extemporaneous.
[From EXTEMPORE.]
extemporarily ex·tem'po·rar'i·ly (-râr'ə-lē) adv.| Thesaurus: extemporary |
adjective
| WordNet: extemporary |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
with little or no preparation or forethought
Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extempore, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
| autoschediastic | |
| extemporaneous | |
| machicotage |
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