EXTEMPORANEOUS


Meaning of EXTEMPORANEOUS in English

adj. Function: adjective

composed, devised, or done at the moment rather than beforehand FF1C; made an extemporaneous speech after the dinner FF1E;

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

Related Words: 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 dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.