Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Extempore"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Extempore \Ex*tem"po*re\, adv. [L. ex out + tempus, temporis,
time. See {Temporal}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
extempore
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"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded
and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few
unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporaneous},
{extemporary}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff},
{unrehearsed}]
adv : without prior preparation; "he spoke extemporaneously" [syn:
{extemporaneously}, {extemporarily}]
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