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- Dictionaryextempore/ɪkˈstɛmp(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. spoken or done without preparation: "an extempore speech"
adverb
- 1. without preparation: "he recited the poem extempore"
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done or said without any preparation or thought: an extempore performance. At the audition, the actors were asked to perform extempore. Synonyms. extemporaneous formal. impromptu. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not expected or planned. abrupt end. abrupt halt. abruptly. abruptness. ad hoc. inadvertency. inadvertently. inconceivable.
extempore. adverb or adjective. ex· tem· po· re ik-ˈstem-pə- (ˌ)rē. Synonyms of extempore. : in an extemporaneous manner. speaking extempore. Synonyms. ad hoc. ad-lib. down and dirty. extemporaneous. extemporary. impromptu. improvisational. improvised. off-the-cuff. offhanded. snap. spur-of-the-moment. unconsidered. unplanned. unpremeditated.
Something extempore is spontaneous and unscripted. An extempore dance party on the city bus might be fun, while an extempore speech in front of the whole school could be terrifying.
Extempore definition: on the spur of the moment; without premeditation or preparation; offhand. See examples of EXTEMPORE used in a sentence.
1. on the spur of the moment; without premeditation or preparation; offhand. Questions were asked extempore from the floor. 2. without notes. to speak extempore. 3. (of musical performance) by improvisation. adjective. 4. extemporaneous; impromptu. SYNONYMS 4. See extemporaneous. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
done or said without any preparation or thought: an extempore performance. At the audition, the actors were asked to perform extempore. Synonyms. extemporaneous formal. impromptu. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not expected or planned. abrupt end. abrupt halt. abruptly. abruptness. ad hoc. inadvertency. inadvertently. inconceivable.
Extempore definition: Spoken, carried out, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought.
Define extempore. extempore synonyms, extempore pronunciation, extempore translation, English dictionary definition of extempore. adj. Spoken, carried out, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought: an extempore speech. adv. In an extemporaneous manner.
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