EXTEMPORANEOUS


Meaning of EXTEMPORANEOUS in English

adjective

composed, devised, or done at the moment rather than beforehand

made an extemporaneous speech after the dinner

Synonyms: autoschediastic, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvised, offhand, spur-of-the-moment, unrehearsed, unstudied; compare unintentional

Related Word: casual, informal; unprepared, unthought-out; impulsive, snap, spontaneous

Idioms: off the cuff, on the spur of the moment

Contrasted words: designed, planned, prepared, projected, schemed, thought-out; considered, deliberated, premeditated, studied

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус.