Spoken, carried out, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought. See synonyms at extemporaneous.
adv.
In an extemporaneous manner.
[Latin ex tempore : ex, of; see ex- + tempore, ablative of tempus, time.]
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ex·tem·po·re (ĭk-stĕm'pə-rē) ![]() |
[Latin ex tempore : ex, of; see ex- + tempore, ablative of tempus, time.]
| Thesaurus: extempore |
adjective
| Antonyms: extempore |
Definition: impromptu
Antonyms: planned, rehearsed
| Literary Dictionary: extempore |
extempore
verb: extemporize.
| Latin Phrase: extempore |
without preparation (lit., from the moment)
| extemporiness | |
| extemporization | |
| extemporaneous |
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