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  • 101off-hand — I. a. Unpremeditated, unstudied, extempore, free and easy, impromptu. II. ad. Extempore, at the moment, on the spur of the moment, without premeditation or study, readily, with ease, impromptu …

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  • 102ad lib — 1. verb halfway through the speech, she started ad libbing Syn: improvise, extemporize, speak impromptu, play it by ear, make it up as one goes along, wing it 2. adverb she spoke ad lib Syn: impromptu, extempore, without preparation, without… …

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  • 103impromptu — 1. adjective an impromptu lecture Syn: unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore, extemporized, extemporaneous, improvised, spontaneous, unplanned; informal off the cuff, offhand, spur of the moment, ad lib See note at spontaneous Ant …

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  • 104ad-lib — v 1. improvise, extemporize, Sl. wing it, play it by ear; (all extempore) create, invent, originate, make up, fabricate; compose, perform, execute. adj 2. impromptu, improvised, makeshift, extemporaneous, extempore, offhand; unprepared, unplanned …

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  • 105offhand — adv 1. impromptu, extemporaneously, extempore, improvisationally; without notes, without preparation, at the drop of a hat, on the spur of the moment. 2. informally, unceremoniously, without ceremony; nonchalantly, casually, easily, offhandedly;… …

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  • 106extemporaneous — /əkstɛmpəˈreɪniəs/ (say uhkstempuh rayneeuhs), /ɛk / (say ek ) adjective 1. done or spoken extempore; impromptu: an extemporaneous speech. 2. speaking or performing extempore. 3. made for the occasion, as a shelter. 4. Pharmacy of or relating to… …

  • 107ad-lib — [adj] improvised extemporaneous, extempore, extemporized, impromptu, madeup, off the cuff*, spontaneous, unprepared, unrehearsed; concept 267 Ant. deliberate, planned, prepared, rehearsed, written ad lib [adv] in an improvised manner… …

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  • 108extemporarily — extemporary ► ADJECTIVE ▪ spoken or done without preparation. DERIVATIVES extemporarily adverb extemporariness noun. ORIGIN from EXTEMPORE(Cf. ↑extempore) …

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  • 109extemporariness — extemporary ► ADJECTIVE ▪ spoken or done without preparation. DERIVATIVES extemporarily adverb extemporariness noun. ORIGIN from EXTEMPORE(Cf. ↑extempore) …

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  • 110extemporary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ spoken or done without preparation. DERIVATIVES extemporarily adverb extemporariness noun. ORIGIN from EXTEMPORE(Cf. ↑extempore) …

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