Done or produced extempore.
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释义 | the mind > language > speech > [adjective] > improvising > impromptu (12) extemporate1590 Done or produced extempore. extemporary1610 Unpremeditated; esp. of prayer, discourse, composition, etc.; = extempore, adv. 2. Occasionally of a speaker; †formerly also of the ability to speak. suddena1616 Done, performed, or prepared on the spur of the moment; extempore, impromptu. Obsolete. extemporanean1621 = extemporaneous, adj. extempory1623 = extempore, v. extempore1639 Arising out of the moment; casual, occasional; sudden, unprepared for. Now only of personal actions (cf. A. 2). extemporaneous1656 Not premeditated or studied, off-hand, extempore; esp. of discourse, prayer, etc. Rarely of a person: Speaking extempore; also, inclined to… impromptu1789 Composed or uttered without preparation or premeditation; improvised; invented, produced, etc. on the spur of the moment and without previous thought. impromptuary1827 = C. 1. ad-libbed1933 Improvised, extemporaneous; unscripted. off-script1935 Of a performance, speech, etc.: deviating from the given script, or not using a script; improvised, extempore, unscripted. Also figurative. ad lib1936 Of a piece of music: performed, or intended to be performed, in whatever manner the performer pleases. Later more generally: extemporized… |
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