About The Word Extemporaneous
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Extemporaneous
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What's The Definition Of Extemporaneous?
[adj] with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Extemporaneous: ad-lib | extemporary | extempore | offhand | offhanded | off-the-cuff | unprepared | unrehearsed Related Terms | Find terms related to Extemporaneous: ad lib | ad libitum | ad-lib | casual | caught napping | caught off balance | caught short | extemporary | extempore | extemporized | haphazard | hasty | impromptu | improvisatorial | improvise | improvised | improviso | impulsive | informal | jury-rigged | makeshift | off the cuff | offhand | off-the-cuff | precipitate | rough-and-ready | snap | spontaneous | spur-of-the-moment | stopgap | surprised | taken aback | taken by surprise | taken unawares | tripped up | unarranged | unbegun | unconcocted | uncontrived | undeliberated | undevised | unhatched | unmade | unmanufactured | unorganized | unplanned | unpremeditated | unprepared | unprimed | unready | unrehearsed | unstudied See Also | Extemporaneous In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous\, a. [See {Extempore}.]
Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or
without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; extempore;
extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production. --
{Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness},n.
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