autoschediasm
[ aw-toh-skee-dee-az-uh m ]
/ ˌɔ toʊˈski diˌæz əm /
noun
something that is improvised or extemporized.
Origin of autoschediasm
1835–45; < Greek
autoschedíasma, derivative, with -(
s)ma resultative noun suffix, of
autoschediázein to extemporize, verbal derivative of
autoschédios hand-to-hand, offhand, improvised, equivalent to
auto-
auto-1 +
schédios near, casual, offhand, derivative of
schedón (adv.) near, close by, akin to
échein to hold, possess
OTHER WORDS FROM autoschediasm
au·to·sche·di·ast, noun au·to·sche·di·as·tic, au·to·sche·di·as·ti·cal, adjectiveWords nearby autoschediasm
autoreproduction,
autorickshaw,
autorotation,
autoroute,
autosave,
autoschediasm,
autosensitization,
autosepticemia,
autoserum,
autosexing,
autosite