extemporaneous, impromptu, offhand

extemporaneous, impromptu, offhand
اِرتِجاليّ \ extemporaneous, impromptu, offhand.

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  • extemporaneous — extemporaneous, extempore, extemporary, improvised, impromptu, offhand, unpremeditated mean composed, concocted, devised, or done at the moment rather than beforehand. Extemporaneous, extempore, and extemporary in their more general applications… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • extemporaneous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unpremeditated, spontaneous, extempore, improvised, impromptu, offhand, unprepared. See impulse, unpreparedness. Ant., planned, rehearsed. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. spontaneous, unpremeditated,… …   English dictionary for students

  • extemporaneous — [eks΄tem΄ pə rā′nē əs, ik stem΄pə rā′nē əs] adj. [LL extemporaneus: see EXTEMPORE] 1. made, done, or spoken without any preparation; unpremeditated; offhand [an extemporaneous speech] 2. spoken with some preparation but not written out or… …   English World dictionary

  • Impromptu — Im*promp tu, adv. or a. [F. impromptu, fr. L. in promptu in readiness, at hand; in in + promptus visibility, readiness, from promptus visible, ready. See {Prompt}.] Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impromptu — [im prämp′to͞o΄] adj., adv. [Fr < L in promptu, in readiness < in, in + promptu, abl. of promptus, readiness < promptus, brought out, ready, PROMPT] without preparation or advance thought; offhand n. an impromptu speech, performance, etc …   English World dictionary

  • offhand — [adj1] abrupt, careless aloof, breezy, brusque, casual, cavalier, cool*, curt, easygoing, folksy, glib, informal, laid back, mellow, perfunctory, unceremonious, unconcerned, uninterested; concepts 267,401,542 Ant. calculated, careful, considered …   New thesaurus

  • extemporaneous — / extemporary [adj] unrehearsed, improvised ad hoc, ad lib, at first glance, automatic, by ear*, casual, expedient, extempore, free, immediate, impromptu, improv*, improvisatory, improviso, informal, jamming*, made up, makeshift, offhand, off the …   New thesaurus

  • offhand — *extemporaneous, extempore, extemporary, improvised, impromptu, unpremeditated Analogous words: casual, desultory, *random: abrupt, hasty, sudden, *precipitate, impetuous: brusque, curt, blunt (see BLUFF) Contrasted words: studied, advised,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Impromptu — Im*promp tu, n. 1. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impromptu — unpremeditated, offhand, improvised, *extemporaneous, extempore, extemporary Analogous words: *spontaneous, impulsive: ready, prompt, *quick, apt Contrasted words: considered, premeditated, *deliberate, studied, designed, advised: finished, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • impromptu — [adj/adv] unrehearsed, improvised ad lib*, dashed off, extemporaneous, extempore, extemporized, fake, faked, improv*, improviso, offhand, off the cuff*, played by ear*, shot from the hip*, spontaneous, spur of the moment, thrown off*, tossed off* …   New thesaurus

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