Extempore : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Extempore	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Extempore
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
extempore adv without prior preparation; "he spoke extemporaneously" Synonym(s): extemporaneously, extemporarily, extempore 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" Synonym(s): ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Extempore \Extem"pore\, adv. [L. ex out + tempus, temporis, time. See {Temporal}.] Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to write or speak extempore. --Shak. -- a. Done or performed extempore. [bd]Extempore dissertation.[b8] --Addison. [bd]Extempore poetry.[b8] --Dryden. -- n. Speaking or writing done extempore. [Obs.] --Bp. Fell.