extempore

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}]
    

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]