from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
extempore
adv 1: without prior preparation; "he spoke extemporaneously"
[syn: {extemporaneously}, {extemporarily}, {extempore}]
adj 1: 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" [syn: {ad-lib},
{extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore},
{impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff},
{unrehearsed}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Extempore \Ex*tem"po*re\, adv. [L. ex out + tempus, temporis,
time. See {Temporal}.]
Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on
the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to
write or speak extempore. --Shak. -- a. Done or performed
extempore. "Extempore dissertation." --Addison. "Extempore
poetry." --Dryden. -- n. Speaking or writing done extempore.
[Obs.] --Bp. Fell.
[1913 Webster]