— autoschediast , n. — autoschediastic, autoschediastical , adj.
/aw'toh skee"dee az'euhm/ , n.
something that is improvised or extemporized.
[ 1835-45; autoschedíasma, deriv., with -( s ) ma resultative n. suffix, of autoschediázein to extemporize, v. deriv. of autoschédios hand-to-hand, offhand, improvised, equiv. to auto- AUTO- 1 + schédios near, casual, offhand, deriv. of schedón (adv.) near, close by, akin to échein to hold, possess ]