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- Latin · derived fromex tempore“impromptu”
- Late Latin · borrowed fromextemporāneus
- English todayextemporaneous
From Late Latin extemporāneus, from Latin ex tempore (“impromptu”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
extemporaneous
Today it means: With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand. Full definition →
Late Latin extemporāneus ← Latin ex tempore