Meaning & use
extemporaneously
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done without preparation; spoken or performed on the spot.
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The senator spoke extemporaneously after her prepared notes were lost.
He answered the reporters' questions extemporaneously, without consulting any notes.
A note on using this word
Common in debate and public-speaking contexts, where 'extemporaneous speaking' means speaking from brief notes rather than a full script.
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impromptuspontaneously
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