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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXTEM'PORE, adv. extem'pory. [L. abl.]
1. Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; suddenly; as, to write or speak extempore.
2. It is used as an adjective, improperly, at least without necessity; as an extempore dissertation.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
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"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed] adv
1: without prior preparation; "he spoke extemporaneously" [syn: extemporaneously, extemporarily, extempore]

Merriam Webster's

adverb or adjective Etymology: Latin ex tempore, from ex + tempore, ablative of tempus time Date: circa 1553 in an extemporaneous manner <speaking extempore>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & adv. 1 without preparation. 2 offhand. Etymology: L ex tempore on the spur of the moment, lit. out of the time f. tempus time

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Extempore Ex*tem"po*re, adv. [L. ex out + tempus, temporis, time. See Temporal.] Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to write or speak extempore. --Shak. -- a. Done or performed extempore. ``Extempore dissertation.'' --Addison. ``Extempore poetry.'' --Dryden. -- n. Speaking or writing done extempore. [Obs.] --Bp. Fell.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. ad. [L.] Suddenly, without premeditation, without preparation, off-hand, on the spur of the moment. II. a. [L.] Extemporary, extemporaneous, improvised.