extempore
[ ik-stem-puh-ree ]
/ ɪkˈstɛm pə ri /
adverb
on the spur of the moment; without premeditation or preparation; offhand: Questions were asked extempore from the floor.
without notes: to speak extempore.
(of musical performance) by improvisation.
adjective
extemporaneous; impromptu.
Origin of extempore
1545–55; < Latin: literally, out of the time, at the moment, equivalent to
ex out of (see
ex-1) +
tempore the time (ablative singular of
tempus)
OTHER WORDS FROM extempore
non·ex·tem·po·re, adverb, adjectiveWords nearby extempore
extant,
extd.,
extemporal,
extemporaneous,
extemporary,
extempore,
extemporize,
extend,
extend credit to,
extended,
extended care
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British Dictionary definitions for extempore
extempore
/ (ɪkˈstɛmpərɪ) /
adverb, adjective
without planning or preparation; impromptu
Word Origin for extempore
C16: from Latin
ex tempore instantaneously, from
ex-
1 out of +
tempus time