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Thesaurus: extemporaneous

Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; extempore; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production.

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  1. a. Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; extempore; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production.
  2. adj. with little or no preparation or forethought
  3. Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; extempore; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production. -- Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness,n.
  4. Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, orwithout previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; extempore;extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production.-- Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.-- Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness,n.
  5. j:100 s with little or no preparation or forethought