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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. with little or no preparation or forethought;
- Example: "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"
- Example: "an extemporaneous piano recital"
- Example: "an extemporary lecture"
- Example: "an extempore skit"
- Example: "an impromptu speech"
- Example: "offhand excuses"
- Example: "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"
- Example: "an off-the-cuff toast"
- Example: "a few unrehearsed comments"
[syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Extemporary \Ex*tem"po*ra*ry\, a.
   1. Extemporaneous. "In extemporary prayer." --Fuller.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Made for the occasion; for the time being. [Obs.]
      "Extemporary habitations." --Maundrell.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

extemporary
    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]