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extemporary

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ex·tem·po·rar·y  (k-stmp-rr)
adj.
Spoken, done, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought. See Synonyms at extemporaneous.
[From extempore.]
ex·tempo·rari·ly (-râr-l) adv.
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Adj.1.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


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Peg, expressing her acquiescence in this arrangement, Mr Squeers turned the box bottom upwards, and tumbling the contents upon the floor, handed it to her; the destruction of the box being an extemporary device for engaging her attention, in case it should prove desirable to distract it from his own proceedings.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
The service commenced with a hymn, to which succeeded an extemporary prayer.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
With this extemporary adaptation of a popular ballad to the distressing circumstances of his own case, Mr Swiveller folded up the parcel again, beat it very flat between the palms of his hands, thrust it into his breast, buttoned his coat over it, and folded his arms upon the whole.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
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