extempore
Syllables: ex·tem·po·re/ɪkˈstɛm.pə.ɹi/
extempore adjective: carried out with no preparation; impromptu.
Adjective
extempore (comparative more extempore, superlative most extempore)
- Carried out with no preparation; impromptu.
- Sheets, tablecloths, white gowns, and pocket-handkerchiefs were instantly in demand, and every one, as has been seen, entered, con amore, into the extempore entertainment of Pandemonic Revels.1833 January, “Pandemonic Revels”, in The Royal Lady’s Magazine, and Archives of the Court of St. James’s, number XXV, London, page 15
- Synonyms:
- extemporaneous, extemporal, impromptu
Adverb
extempore (comparative more extempore, superlative most extempore)
- Without preparation; extemporaneously.
- to speak extempore
Noun
extempore (plural extempores)
- Something improvised.
Verb
extempore (third-person singular simple present extempores, present participle extemporing, simple past and past participle extempored)
- Synonym of extemporize.
- Synonyms:
- extemporize
extempore meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
extempore in Tamil
- ஆசுப்பேச்சு, அணியமின்றி இயல்கின்ற, முன்னேற்பாடின்றி, ஆசாக, ஆசான
extempore in Urdu
- بےساختہ, فی البدیح
extempore in Malayalam
- മുന്നൊരുക്കമില്ലാതെ
extempore in Kannada
- ಒಡನೆಯೇ, ಮುನ್ನೆಣಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ, ಮುನ್ನೇರ್ಪಡದ
Synonyms of extempore
Forms of extempore
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more extempore |
| superlative | most extempore |
| alternative form | ex tempore |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more extempore |
| superlative | most extempore |
| Noun | |
| plural | extempores |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | extempores |
| present participle | extemporing |
| past participle | extempored |
| past | extempored |
Origin of extempore
Univerbation of Latin ex tempore. First attested before 1556.
Words formed from extempore
Questions about extempore
- What does extempore mean?
- Extempore means carried out with no preparation; impromptu.
- What is extempore in Tamil?
- Extempore in Tamil is ஆசுப்பேச்சு, அணியமின்றி இயல்கின்ற, முன்னேற்பாடின்றி. See Extempore meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is extempore?
- Extempore can be an adjective, an adverb, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce extempore?
- Extempore is pronounced /ɪkˈstɛm.pə.ɹi/.
Words near extempore in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: extempore (page history and authors); extempore (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); extempore (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); extempore (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); extempore (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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