extemporary (redirected from extemporariness)

ex·tem·po·rar·y  (k-stmp-rr)

adj.

Spoken, done, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought. See Synonyms at extemporaneous.

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[From extempore.]

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ex·tempo·rari·ly (-râr-l) adv.

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Adj.

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extemporary - 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" ad-lib, extemporaneous, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed unprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson