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Antonyms for extemporary


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ik-stem-puh-rer-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈstɛm pəˌrɛr i



Definition of extemporary

  • As in offhand : adj ad-lib, extemporaneous
  • As in extemporaneous : adj improvised
  • As in unstudied : adj impromptu
  • As in off-the-cuff : adj extemporaneous
  • As in spur-of-the-moment : adj extemporaneous
  • As in extemporaneous/extemporary : adj unrehearsed, improvised
Example sentences :
  • He wrote essays, squibs, and pamphlets for an extemporary support.
  • Extract from : « Damon and Delia » by William Godwin
  • You are independent of your mood, on which the extemporary preacher has to lean so much.
  • Extract from : « The Young Priest's Keepsake » by Michael Phelan
  • They sat as still and attentive around him, as though before an extemporary preacher.
  • Extract from : « Henry Brocken » by Walter J. de la Mare
  • What seemed to be an effort to celebrate his achievements in extemporary verse brought on another fit.
  • Extract from : « Hyacinth » by George A. Birmingham
  • Mr. Cartwright began, almost in a whisper, to utter his extemporary prayer.
  • Extract from : « The Vicar of Wrexhill » by Mrs [Frances] Trollope
  • The extemporary character of their contrivance and expedients, is sufficiently apparent.
  • Extract from : « The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2) » by John West
  • The consequence was, just as I was getting over the embarrassment of extemporary oration, down came the sash and guillotined me.
  • Extract from : « Tracks of a Rolling Stone » by Henry J. Coke
  • The spinners celebrated their young master's return in the extemporary songs, so common among their countrywomen.
  • Extract from : « Discipline » by Mary Brunton
  • The service commenced with a hymn, to which succeeded an extemporary prayer.
  • Extract from : « American Notes for General Circulation » by Charles Dickens
  • The mystery seems explained by a supposition that his talent lay in extemporary declamation.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume II (of 3) » by James Dennistoun

Synonyms for extemporary

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