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Meanings of
extemporary
in English
With little or no preparation or forethought.
impromptu
offhand
extempore
extemporaneous
unrehearsed
offhanded
ad-lib
off-the-cuff
Related terms
unprepared
Usage of
extemporary
in English
1
The service commenced with a hymn, to which succeeded an
extemporary
prayer.
2
He despised purely
extemporary
efforts; he did not believe in them.
3
This is the usual series of evolutions through which an
extemporary
preacher passes.
4
The
extemporary
character of their contrivance and expedients, is sufficiently apparent.
5
The principle upon which
extemporary
prayer was originally introduced, is no longer admitted.
6
As for
extemporary
prayer not being a form, that is absurd.
7
This question aroused General Huerta to the following
extemporary
speech:
8
My spirits were all in arms, and I played a kind of
extemporary
prelude.
9
Those who champion the method of
extemporary
preaching lay great stress on two points.
10
They sat as still and attentive around him, as though before an
extemporary
preacher.
11
He wrote essays, squibs, and pamphlets for an
extemporary
support.
12
Robespierre, in a burst of
extemporary
energy, previously studied, has declared the country in danger.
13
The
extemporary
preacher challenges nature on her own ground.
14
Almost every one listens with eagerness to
extemporary
history.
15
Amidst such circumstances,
extemporary
gaiety cannot always be found.
16
Then a long
extemporary
prayer, then another hymn, then a sermon nearly an hour long.
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extemporary
Adjective
Frequent collocations
extemporary prayer
extemporary preaching
extemporary verses
extemporary acting
extemporary character
More collocations
Extemporary
through the time