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extemporaneously
adverb
formaluk /ɪkˌstem.pəˈreɪ.ni.əs.li/ us /ekˌstem.pəˈreɪ.ni.əs.li/
in an extemporaneous way (= done or said without any preparation or thought):
speak extemporaneouslyShe is used to speaking extemporaneously on highly scientific subjects.
He seemed confident, but when required to respond extemporaneously, he had difficulty.
Related word
extemporaneous
Sometimes I memorize the speech, but sometimes I prefer to speak extemporaneously.
Maria could speak extemporaneously for hours on end.
The president put his notes aside and started to speak extemporaneously.
The show is created extemporaneously every night.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not expected or planned
abrupt end
abrupt halt
abruptly
abruptness
ad hoc
inadvertency
inadvertent
inadvertently
inconceivable
inconceivably
sine die
spirit
spontaneity
spontaneous
spontaneously
unsuspected
untimely
untoward
unwilled
unwitting
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