Hypertext Webster Gateway: "extemporary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Extemporary \Ex*tem"po*ra*ry\, a.
1. Extemporaneous. ``In extemporary prayer.'' --Fuller.
2. Made for the occasion; for the time being. [Obs.]
``Extemporary habitations.'' --Maundrell.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
extemporary
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},
{extempore}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]
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