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A Writer's Dictionary:

extemporaneous Definition


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extempore
adverb, adj
    1. Without planning or preparation; off the cuff.
Derivative: extemporaneous
    Spoken or done in an improvised or spontaneous way.
      Thesaurus: impromptu, spontaneous, unplanned, improvised, unprepared, unrehearsed, ad-lib.
Derivative: extemporaneously
adverb
    In an improvised or spontaneous way
      Thesaurus: on impulse, spontaneously, ad lib, by ear, off the cuff (slang).
Derivative: extemporaneousness
noun
    Etymology: 16c: Latin ex tempore on the spur of the moment.



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