extemporaneous, ad-lib, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
(adjective) with little or no preparation or forethought; “his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment”; “an extemporaneous piano recital”; “an extemporary lecture”; “an extempore skit”; “an impromptu speech”; “offhand excuses”; “trying to sound offhanded and reassuring”; “an off-the-cuff toast”; “a few unrehearsed comments”
extemporarily, extemporaneously, extempore
(adverb) without prior preparation; “he spoke extemporaneously”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
extempore (comparative more extempore, superlative most extempore)
Carried out with no preparation; impromptu.
extempore (comparative more extempore, superlative most extempore)
Without preparation; extemporaneously.
extempore (plural extempores)
Something improvised.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tem"po*re, adv. Etym: [L. ex out + tempus, temporis, time. See Temporal.]
Definition: Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to write or speak extempore. Shak.
– a.
Definition: Done or performed extempore. "Extempore dissertation." Addison. "Extempore poetry." Dryden.
– n.
Definition: Speaking or writing done extempore. [Obs.] Bp. Fell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
