Extempore
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ɛkˈstɛmpəɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Extempore is an adjective meaning Carried out with no preparation.
Meaning
Carried out with no preparation.
More Meanings
- 1833 January, “Pandemonic Revels”, in The Royal Lady’s Magazine, and Archives of the Court of St. James’s, number XXV, London, page 15:
- Without preparation; extemporaneously.
- Something improvised.
- 1833 January, “Pandemonic Revels”, in The Royal Lady’s Magazine, and Archives of the Court of St. James’s, number XXV, London, page 15: Sheets, tablecloths, white gowns, and pocket-handkerchiefs were instantly in demand, and every one, as has been seen, entered, con amore, into the extempore entertainment of Pandemonic Revels.
Word Forms
- ex tempore
- extempores
Synonyms for extempore
Depending on context, synonyms include extemporaneous, extemporal, impromptu, offhand, off-the-cuff, extemporary.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include off-the-cuff, extemporaneously, extemporary, extemporarily, extemporaneous, offhanded.
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