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Webster 1913 Edition


Extemporaneous

Ex-temˊpo-ra′ne-ous

,
Adj.
[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-temˊpo-ra′ne-ous-ly
,
adv.
Ex-temˊpo-ra′ne-ous-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Extemporaneous

EXTEMPORA'NEOUS

,
Adj.
[L. extemporaneus; ex and tempus, time.]
Composed, performed or uttered at the time the subject occurs, without previous study; unpremeditated; as an extemporaneous address; an extemporaneous production; an extemporaneous prescription.

Definition 2024


extemporaneous

extemporaneous

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Adjective

extemporaneous (comparative more extemporaneous, superlative most extemporaneous)

  1. without preparation or advanced thought; offhand

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