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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Extemporary  \Ex*tem"po*ra*ry\,  a. 
  1.  Extemporaneous.  ``In  extemporary  prayer.''  --Fuller. 
 
  2.  Made  for  the  occasion;  for  the  time  being  [Obs.] 
  ``Extemporary  habitations.''  --Maundrell. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  extemporary 
  adj  :  with  little  or  no  preparation  or  forethought;  "his  ad-lib 
  comments  showed  poor  judgment";  "an  extemporaneous 
  piano  recital";  "an  extemporary  lecture";  "an  extempore 
  skit";  "offhand  excuses";  "trying  to  sound  offhanded 
  and  reassuring";  "an  off-the-cuff  toast";  "a  few 
  unrehearsed  comments"  [syn:  {ad-lib},  {extemporaneous}, 
  {extempore},  {offhand},  {offhanded},  {off-the-cuff},  {unrehearsed}] 




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