Extemporaneousness

Extemporaneousness
Extemporaneous Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous, a. [See {Extempore}.] Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; ad-lib; extempore; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production. -- {Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness},n. [1913 Webster]

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