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adj
With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: off-the-cuff, extemporal, improvised, extempore, ad lib, extemporary, extemporaneous, extemporized, gash, impromptu, improviso, offhand, spur-of-the-moment
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
with little or no preparation or forethought
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Late Latin extemporāneus, from Latin ex tempore (“impromptu”).
Across languages
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