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EXTEMPORANEOUS
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : ad-lib , extemporary , extempore , impromptu , off-the-cuff , offhand , offhanded , unrehearsed
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Mnemonics for extemporaneous
(Tag: ) remember an extempore that we did in school which was spontaneous and NOT PLANNED
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-3 (Tag: ) TEMPORARILY done in haste and so not planned.
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-0 (Tag: ENG) my GRE ex attempt was poor b'coz it was not planned...
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Origin
Formed from late Latin extemporaneus, from ex tempore, literally “out of the moment.”] added by bimal03
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