extempore

adverb or adjective

ex·​tem·​po·​re ik-ˈstem-pə-(ˌ)rē 

: in an extemporaneous manner

speaking extempore

Synonyms

• ad hoc
• ad-lib
• down and dirty
• extemporaneous
• extemporary
• impromptu
• improvisational
• improvised
• off-the-cuff
• offhand
• offhanded
• snap
• spur-of-the-moment
• unconsidered
• unplanned
• unpremeditated
• unprepared
• unrehearsed
• unstudied

Examples of extempore in a Sentence

after the election both candidates admitted that they had made a number of extempore remarks that they later regretted

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin ex tempore "on the spur of the moment, on impulse," from ex "out of, from" + tempore, ablative of tempus "time, the circumstances existing at a particular time, occasion, moment" — more at ex- entry 1, tempo

First Known Use

circa 1553, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

extempore

adverb or adjective

ex·​tem·​po·​re ik-ˈstem-pə-(ˌ)rē 

: in an extemporaneous manner

speaking extempore