Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an extemporaneous manner; without preparation.
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- adverb In an
extemporaneous manner; without priorpreparation orplanning .
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- adverb without prior preparation
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Examples
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True brilliance is being able to communicate brilliantly extemporaneously, which is what Mark Steyn exhibits in this interview.
Latest Articles 2009
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Paul Keating, the former Australian treasure and prime minister, who might be the most talented leader profiled in the book, noted, I often do speeches, and mostly do them extemporaneously, because I like talking to people, not at them.
Brian Till: The Conversation to Lead Brian Till 2011
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Paul Keating, the former Australian treasure and prime minister, who might be the most talented leader profiled in the book, noted, I often do speeches, and mostly do them extemporaneously, because I like talking to people, not at them.
Brian Till: The Conversation to Lead Brian Till 2011
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I think it is a mark of good judgment for a speaker to have a list of talking points at hand, so as not to omit any topic he/she intends to cover when speaking extemporaneously.
Palin's note pad. 2010
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What I meant by “flourishing” is the act of extemporaneously mixing other media besides verbal or written-text language in our communication.
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He makes it sound as if she gave her whole speech extemporaneously without a teleprompter — and totally ignores the fact that her speech was written on index cards that she had to consult frequently.
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At Digital Music Forum East, Mr Griffin announced that because of a felt-need to be precise he would read a prepared speech rather than speak extemporaneously as is his want.
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While the guests were chowing down on their pear salads, he spoke extemporaneously about his process.
A Hamptons Party for the Literary Crowd Marshall Heyman 2011
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Neither could speak extemporaneously about any subject.
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It seems as though some authors meticulously outline everything, while others just write extemporaneously - working without a net.
nettys commented on the word extemporaneously
I like this word. Just tweeted it.
March 26, 2009
bilby commented on the word extemporaneously
Isn't the point of 'tweeting' to announce things to the world, for those bothered to 'follow'? And after that one needs to come over here to announce that you've made an announcement?
March 26, 2009
reesetee commented on the word extemporaneously
But you can use more characters here, you see.
March 26, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word extemporaneously
"Mr. Adams, but Mr. Adams,
The things I write are only light extemporanea.
I won't put politics on paper—it's a mania.
So I refuse
To use the pen
In Pennsylvania."
—Benjamin Franklin, 1776
March 26, 2009
reesetee commented on the word extemporaneously
PENNsylvaniaaaaa! PENNsylVANiaaaaa! Refuuuuse to uuuuse a Pennnnn!
:-D
March 26, 2009