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Antonyms for extemporaneous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ik-stem-puh-rey-nee-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˌstɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs



Definition of extemporaneous

Origin :
  • 1650s (earlier extemporal, 1560s), from Medieval Latin extemporaneus, from Latin ex tempore (see extempore). Related: Extemporaneously.
  • adj improvised
Example sentences :
  • Ever try to tear off a lot of extemporaneous lies, twenty to the minute?
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • This is according to the experience of all extemporaneous speakers.
  • Extract from : « Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching » by Henry Ware
  • It was an extemporaneous prayer; but it lacked no detail on that account.
  • Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • There was no fear of the extemporaneous, of variety spicing her infinite custom.
  • Extract from : « Strictly Business » by O. Henry
  • How does the impromptu remark often differ from the extemporaneous?
  • Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
  • Mr. Badger was beautifully gifted with extemporaneous powers.
  • Extract from : « Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger » by Elihu G. Holland
  • This brings tablets into the category of extemporaneous preparations.
  • Extract from : « Candy Medication » by Bernard Fantus
  • This was quite an extemporaneous method of selling an estate.
  • Extract from : « Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) » by Various
  • Is that extemporaneous, or ready cut, for every woman who takes off her veil to you?
  • Extract from : « A Bold Stroke for a Husband » by Hannah Cowley
  • They are all extemporaneous productions, nor has any one a single alteration.
  • Extract from : « Life and Letters of Robert Browning » by Mrs. Sutherland Orr

Synonyms for extemporaneous

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