extemporary, extemporaneous
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extemporaneous — extemporaneous, extempore, extemporary, improvised, impromptu, offhand, unpremeditated mean composed, concocted, devised, or done at the moment rather than beforehand. Extemporaneous, extempore, and extemporary in their more general applications… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
extemporary — extemporary, extempore *extemporaneous, improvised, impromptu, offhand, unpremeditated Analogous words: & Contrasted words: see those at EXTEMPORANEOUS … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Extemporary — Ex*tem po*ra*ry, a. 1. Extemporaneous. In extemporary prayer. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. Made for the occasion; for the time being. [Obs.] Extemporary habitations. Maundrell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Extemporaneous — 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; ad lib; extempore; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production. {Ex*tem po*ra… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extemporary — extemporaneous / extemporary [adj] unrehearsed, improvised ad hoc, ad lib, at first glance, automatic, by ear*, casual, expedient, extempore, free, immediate, impromptu, improv*, improvisatory, improviso, informal, jamming*, made up, makeshift,… … New thesaurus
extemporary — [ek stem′pə rer΄ē, ikstem′pə rer΄ē] adj. EXTEMPORANEOUS SYN. IMPROMPTU extemporarily adv. extemporariness n … English World dictionary
extemporaneous — / extemporary [adj] unrehearsed, improvised ad hoc, ad lib, at first glance, automatic, by ear*, casual, expedient, extempore, free, immediate, impromptu, improv*, improvisatory, improviso, informal, jamming*, made up, makeshift, offhand, off the … New thesaurus
extemporaneous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unpremeditated, spontaneous, extempore, improvised, impromptu, offhand, unprepared. See impulse, unpreparedness. Ant., planned, rehearsed. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. spontaneous, unpremeditated,… … English dictionary for students
extemporary — adjective Date: 1596 extemporaneous • extemporarily adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
extemporary — extemporarily /ik stem peuh rair euh lee, rer /, adv. extemporariness, n. /ik stem peuh rer ee/, adj. 1. extemporaneous; extempore. 2. Obs. sudden; unexpected. [1600 10; EXTEMPORE + ARY] * * * … Universalium
