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EXTEMPORARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does extemporary mean?
• EXTEMPORARY (adjective)
The adjective EXTEMPORARY has 1 sense:
1. with little or no preparation or forethought
Familiarity information: EXTEMPORARY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
With little or no preparation or forethought
Synonyms:
ad-lib; extemporaneous; extemporary; extempore; impromptu; off-the-cuff; offhand; offhanded; unrehearsed
Context example:
a few unrehearsed comments
Similar:
unprepared (without preparation; not prepared for)
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