Hypertext Webster Gateway: "extemporaneous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Extemporaneous \Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous\, a. [See {Extempore}.]
Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or
without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; extempore;
extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production. --
{Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness},n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded
and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few
unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporary}, {extempore},
{offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]
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