extemporary
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adjective \ik-ˈstem-pə-ˌrer-ē\Definition of EXTEMPORARY
— ex·tem·po·rar·i·ly \-ˌstem-pə-ˈrer-ə-lē\ adverb
Examples of EXTEMPORARY
- <caught red-handed, the would-be embezzler proceeded to give some extemporary and not very convincing explanations for her actions>
First Known Use of EXTEMPORARY
1596
Related to EXTEMPORARY
- Synonyms
- ad hoc, ad-lib, down and dirty, extemporaneous, extempore, impromptu, improvisational, improvised, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, snap, spur-of-the-moment, unconsidered, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied
- Antonyms
- considered, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepared, rehearsed
Rhymes with EXTEMPORARY
apothecary, bicentenary, confectionary, confectionery, consigliere, constabulary, contemporary, deflationary, disciplinary, discretionary, diversionary, epistolary, exclusionary, expansionary, extraordinary, fiduciary, hereditary, illusionary, imaginary, incendiary, inflationary, insanitary, intercalary, involuntary, itinerary, judiciary, lending library, marionberry, obituary, olallieberry, on the contrary, pecuniary, pituitary, precautionary, preliminary, presidiary, probationary, proprietary, provisionary, reactionary, subliterary, subsidiary, tercentenary, unnecessary, veterinary, vocabulary, voluptuary
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