extemporaneous
Use Extemporaneous in a sentence
pəˈreɪ adjective
1.
done, spoken, performed, etc., without special advance preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous speech.
2.
previously planned but delivered with the help of few or no notes: extemporaneous lectures.
3.
speaking or performing with little or no advance preparation: extemporaneous actors.
4.
made for the occasion, as a shelter.
Related forms
ex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1, 2. Extemporaneous ( extempore ), impromptu, improvised are used of expression given without preparation or only partial preparation. Extemporaneous and impromptu may both refer to speeches given without any preparation: an extemporaneous ( impromptu ) speech. Extemporaneous may also refer to a speech given from notes or an outline: extemporaneous lectures. Impromptu also refers to poems, songs, etc., delivered without preparation and at a moment's notice. Improvised is applied to something composed (recited, sung, acted), at least in part, as one goes along: an improvised piano accompaniment.
1, 2. Extemporaneous ( extempore ), impromptu, improvised are used of expression given without preparation or only partial preparation. Extemporaneous and impromptu may both refer to speeches given without any preparation: an extemporaneous ( impromptu ) speech. Extemporaneous may also refer to a speech given from notes or an outline: extemporaneous lectures. Impromptu also refers to poems, songs, etc., delivered without preparation and at a moment's notice. Improvised is applied to something composed (recited, sung, acted), at least in part, as one goes along: an improvised piano accompaniment.
Antonyms
1. memorized.
1. memorized.
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extemporaneous or extemporary (ɪkˌstɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs, ɪkˈstɛmpərərɪ, -prərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | spoken, performed, etc, without planning or preparation; impromptu; extempore |
| 2. | done in a temporary manner; improvised |
| extemporary or extemporary | |
| —adj | |
| extempo'raneously or extemporary | |
| —adv | |
| ex'temporarily or extemporary | |
| —adv | |
| extempo'raneousness or extemporary | |
| —n | |
| ex'temporariness or extemporary | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
extemporaneous
1650s (earlier extemporal, 1560s), from L.L. extemporaneus, from L. ex tempore (see extempore). Related: Extemporaneously.
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Example sentences
Then the President introduced an extemporaneous paragraph into his prepared text.
You are talking about a low-fidelity, decades-old recording of an extemporaneous conversation.
The old man was then in his 90's, yet he provided detailed extemporaneous narration of 30 years of celluloid family history.
The kids looked surprised — the past 15 minutes hadn't been extemporaneous after all.
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