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Meanings of extempore in English
Spanish
extemporáneamente With little or no preparation or forethought.
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Usage of extempore in English
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We had a few extempore concerts in one of the middies' berths.
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Mrs. Reading stood by me in very extempore costume, holding a night-lamp:-
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When this is over, they all kneel, and the Itinerant prays extempore.
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And now Pastor Tappau began his prayer, extempore, as was the custom.
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His prayer was extempore, and he addressed God intimately and almost conversationally.
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Bright has often spoken extempore with great effect, when circumstances demanded it.
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His speeches were fine, but as much laboured as his extempore sayings.
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The Reverend Mr. Davis read the service and made a short extempore speech.
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The fact that he used no book did not make the prayers extempore.
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Garrick immediately said his epitaph was finished, and spoke the following distich extempore:
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After the hymn Weeks prayed aloud, and extempore and most seriously.
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In his discourses he was neither an extempore preacher, nor did he read.
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As we had been very merry, I repeated the following extempore satirical verses:-
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And she continued her song, which was an extempore one about the sea.
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The natives sang to these instruments, and often made extempore verses.
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The following verses were really extempore, but a little corrected since.
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