extemporaneous
adjective
ex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous
(ˌ)ek-ˌstem-pə-ˈrā-nē-əs
1
a(1)
: composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
an extemporaneous comment
(2)
: carefully prepared but delivered without notes or text
b
: skilled at or given to extemporaneous utterance
c
: happening suddenly and often unexpectedly and usually without clearly known causes or relationships
a great deal of criminal and delinquent behavior is … extemporaneous—W. C. Reckless
2
: provided, made, or put to use as an expedient : makeshift
an extemporaneous shelter
extemporaneously
adverb
extemporaneousness
noun
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