Get to know Extemporaneous better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like extemporary or extempore.
Extemporaneous meaning
With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
Synonyms of Extemporaneous
Using Extemporaneous
- The main meaning on this page is: With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
- Useful related words include: ad-lib, extemporary, extempore, impromptu.
- In the example corpus, extemporaneous often appears in combinations such as: extemporaneous speaking, an extemporaneous.
Context around Extemporaneous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Extemporaneous
- In this selection, "extemporaneous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chose, somewhat, composing, speaking, bluster and latin stand out and add context to how "extemporaneous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include arabic in extemporaneous speech i and as an extemporaneous preacher. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "extemporaneous" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with extemporaneous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hurst chose extemporaneous, or extemp, debate. (6 words)
Poetry is esteemed, including extemporaneous rhyme competitions on given topics. (10 words)
Quakers keep silent. citation Some pray according to standardized rituals and liturgies, while others prefer extemporaneous prayers. (17 words)
This is not to suggest that Boris is in any straightforward sense a throwback to an earlier era in Tory politics, when members of Harold Macmillan's cabinet would amuse themselves by composing extemporaneous Latin epigrams. (36 words)
Many view the sessions as a kind of original sin from which all of his missteps flow, once he gets through his prepared script and turns to his preferred style of extemporaneous bluster and invective. (35 words)
That said, there are parts of that sound somewhat extemporaneous, as if Brown was caught between her mood and a muse, and then disregarded any concern as to how they would play out. (33 words)
Example sentences (14)
Hurst chose extemporaneous, or extemp, debate.
Many view the sessions as a kind of original sin from which all of his missteps flow, once he gets through his prepared script and turns to his preferred style of extemporaneous bluster and invective.
That said, there are parts of that sound somewhat extemporaneous, as if Brown was caught between her mood and a muse, and then disregarded any concern as to how they would play out.
Felida — Skyview High School’s Justin Lindsay earned first place in the Extemporaneous Speaking contest at the National SkillsUSA championship.
He has also participated in many Career Development Events (CDE) including Agricultural Mechanics, Farm Business Management, Agricultural Sales, Food Science, Parliamentary Procedure, and Extemporaneous Speaking.
This is not to suggest that Boris is in any straightforward sense a throwback to an earlier era in Tory politics, when members of Harold Macmillan's cabinet would amuse themselves by composing extemporaneous Latin epigrams.
Biographer John Niven says: Calhoun admired Dwight's extemporaneous sermons, his seemingly encyclopedic knowledge, and his awesome mastery of the classics, of the tenets of Calvinism, and of metaphysics.
George insults and mocks Honey with an extemporaneous tale of "the Mousie" who "tooted brandy immodestly and spent half her time in the upchuck".
He received ordination, took a doctorate in divinity and soon became known as a lecturer on theology and as an extemporaneous preacher.
Informal short pronunciation This is the pronunciation used by speakers of Modern Standard Arabic in extemporaneous speech, i.e. when producing new sentences rather than simply reading a prepared text.
Poetry is esteemed, including extemporaneous rhyme competitions on given topics.
Quakers keep silent. citation Some pray according to standardized rituals and liturgies, while others prefer extemporaneous prayers.
These communities use extemporaneous forms of administration at the discretion of the minister, who need not be a pastor.
The speeches were carefully scripted to avoid extemporaneous remarks; even the spokesman's remarks were approved by McKinley or a representative.
Common combinations with extemporaneous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- extemporaneous speaking 2×
- an extemporaneous 2×