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111temporary — [16] Temporary was adapted from Latin temporārius, a derivative of tempus ‘time’. The origins of this are not certain, but it could go back ultimately to the prehistoric base *ten ‘stretch’ (source of English tend, tense, thin, etc), in which… …
112sketch — [skech] n. [earlier schitz < Du schets < It schizzo < L schedium, extempore poem < Gr schedios, extempore, sudden < schein, to hold: see SCHEME] 1. a simple, rough drawing or design, done rapidly and without much detail 2. a brief… …
113ad-lib — I noun remark made spontaneously without prior preparation his ad libs got him in trouble with the politicians • Hypernyms: ↑remark, ↑comment, ↑input II verb perform without preparation he extemporized a spee …
114extemporarily — adverb without prior preparation he spoke extemporaneously • Syn: ↑extemporaneously, ↑extempore • Derived from adjective: ↑extemporary, ↑extemporaneous (for: ↑extempor …
115extemporisation — noun a performance given extempore without planning or preparation • Syn: ↑extemporization, ↑improvisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑improvise (for: ↑improvisation), ↑extemporise, ↑exte …
116impromptu — adj., adv., & n. adj. & adv. extempore, unrehearsed. n. 1 an extempore performance or speech. 2 a short piece of usu. solo instrumental music, often songlike. Etymology: F f. L in promptu in readiness: see PROMPT …
117off-the-cuff — adjective with little or no preparation or forethought his ad lib comments showed poor judgment an extemporaneous piano recital an extemporary lecture an extempore skit an impromptu speech offhand excuses trying to sound offhanded and reassuring …
118offhanded — I adjective 1. with little or no preparation or forethought his ad lib comments showed poor judgment an extemporaneous piano recital an extemporary lecture an extempore skit an impromptu speech offhand excuses …
119ex|tem´po|ral|ly — ex|tem|po|ral «ehk STEHM puhr uhl», adjective. Archaic. extemporaneous. ╂[< Latin extemporālis arising at the moment < ex tempore; see etym. under extempore (Cf. ↑extempore)] –ex|tem´po|ral|ly, adverb …
120ex|tem|po|ral — «ehk STEHM puhr uhl», adjective. Archaic. extemporaneous. ╂[< Latin extemporālis arising at the moment < ex tempore; see etym. under extempore (Cf. ↑extempore)] –ex|tem´po|ral|ly, adverb …
