extempore
extempore is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to write or speak extempore. Shak. -- a. Done or performed extempore. "Extempore dissertation." Addison. "Extempore poetry." Dryden. -- n. Speaking or writing done extempore. [Obs.] Bp. Fell.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- all
- away
- blink
- breath
- comes
- creature
- done
- early
- extemporaneous
- extemporize
- eye
- fell
- flash
- haste
- immediately
- impromptu
- improvisate
- improvisation
- improvisatore
- improvisatory
- improvise
- improviso
- impulse
- impulsive
- indeliberate
- inspiration
- instant
- instanter
- instinctive
- jump
- just
- less
- like
- mind
- moment
- natural
- occasion
- offhand
- once
- one
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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