Extemporary

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Extemporary \Ex*tem"po*ra*ry\, a.
     1. Extemporaneous. "In extemporary prayer." --Fuller.
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     2. Made for the occasion; for the time being. [Obs.]
        "Extemporary habitations." --Maundrell.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  extemporary
       adj : with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib
             comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous
             piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore
             skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses";
             "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an
             off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn:
              {ad-lib}, {extemporaneous}, {extempore}, {impromptu},
             {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]