Extemporaneous

Quick meaning: Extemporaneous is an adjective meaning With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.

Meaning

With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.

Example Sentences

“Who the devil is there in Ramilly County,” muttered Amory aloud, “who would deliver Verlaine in an extemporaneous tune to a soaking haystack?”

The lovely words of a prepared speech, however, cannot erase extemporaneous words and deeds, thousands of them, that have run contrary to those aspirations.

My speeches in Great Britain were wholly extemporaneous, and I may not always have been so guarded in my expressions, as I otherwise should have been. I was ten years younger then than now, and only seven years from slavery.

Synonyms for extemporaneous

Depending on context, synonyms include off-the-cuff, extemporal, improvised, extempore, extemporary, extemporized.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include extempore, offhanded, off-the-cuff, extemporary, offhand, unprepared.

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