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extemporaneous

adjective

1 extemporaneous

With little or no preparation or forethought:
— An extemporaneous piano recital.

synonyms: ad-lib, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed.

Roget 612: extemporaneous, impulsive, indeliberate; snap; improvised, improvisate, improvisatory; unpremeditated, unmeditated; improvise; unprompted, unguided; natural, unguarded; ... show more

Roget 674: unprepared etc. (prepare); &c.; 673; without preparation etc. 673; incomplete etc. 53; rudimental, embryonic, ... show more

Roget 111: transient, transitory, transitive; passing, evanescent, fleeting, cursory, short-lived, ephemeral; flying etc. v.; fugacious, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: ad lib, ad libitum, ad-lib, casual, caught napping, caught off balance, caught short, extemporary, extempore, extemporized, haphazard, hasty, impromptu, improvisatorial, improvise, improvised, improviso, impulsive, informal, jury-rigged ... show more.

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