ex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous

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• tem´er|ar´i|ous|ly — tem|er|ar|i|ous «TEHM uh RAIR ee uhs», adjective. characterized by temerity. ╂[< Latin temerārius (with English ous) rash; fortuitous < temere heedlessly] –tem´er|ar´i|ous|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• tem|er|ar|i|ous — «TEHM uh RAIR ee uhs», adjective. characterized by temerity. ╂[< Latin temerārius (with English ous) rash; fortuitous < temere heedlessly] –tem´er|ar´i|ous|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• con|tem´po|ra´ne|ous|ly — con|tem|po|ra|ne|ous «kuhn TEHM puh RAY nee uhs», adjective. belonging to the same period of time; contemporary: »The lives of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were contemporaneous. The development of the airplane was contemporaneous with that of… …   Useful english dictionary

• con|tem|po|ra|ne|ous — «kuhn TEHM puh RAY nee uhs», adjective. belonging to the same period of time; contemporary: »The lives of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were contemporaneous. The development of the airplane was contemporaneous with that of the automobile.… …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|tem´po|ra´ne|ous|ly — ex|tem|po|ra|ne|ous «ehk STEHM puh RAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. spoken or done without preparation; offhand: »The chairman made a few extemporaneous remarks. I prefer the give and take of extemporaneous talk to formal lecturing (Harper s). 2. made …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|tem|po|ra|ne|ous — «ehk STEHM puh RAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. spoken or done without preparation; offhand: »The chairman made a few extemporaneous remarks. I prefer the give and take of extemporaneous talk to formal lecturing (Harper s). 2. made for the occasion:… …   Useful english dictionary

• co|tem|po|ra|ne|ous — «koh TEHM puh RAY nee uhs», adjective. = contemporaneous. (Cf. ↑contemporaneous) …   Useful english dictionary

• con|tem´po|ra´ne|ous|ness — con|tem|po|ra|ne|ous «kuhn TEHM puh RAY nee uhs», adjective. belonging to the same period of time; contemporary: »The lives of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were contemporaneous. The development of the airplane was contemporaneous with that of… …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|tem´po|ra´ne|ous|ness — ex|tem|po|ra|ne|ous «ehk STEHM puh RAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. spoken or done without preparation; offhand: »The chairman made a few extemporaneous remarks. I prefer the give and take of extemporaneous talk to formal lecturing (Harper s). 2. made …   Useful english dictionary

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