extemporaneously

[ ik-stem-puh-rey-nee-uhs-lee ]

adverb

1. with little or no advance preparation:

   The preacher’s Sunday sermons were delivered extemporaneously, with seldom more than a one page outline before him.

   Those of you who have attended an improvisation workshop have experience speaking extemporaneously, or off the cuff.

Word History and Origins

Origin of extemporaneously¹

extemporaneous ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The vice president has the facility to speak candidly and extemporaneously.

From Slate

She spoke extemporaneously and at length, in one interview after another, about a tremendously fraught political issue that had long felt personal to Black Americans but was nonetheless novel — if not threatening — to mainstream America.

From Los Angeles Times

The chief must be comfortable speaking extemporaneously — and often in front of cameras — about the work of the police department through the progressive lens of the city’s elected leaders, including the mayor and City Council.

From Los Angeles Times

Well, she hasn’t spoken extemporaneously in public for more than about two total minutes since Biden passed her the torch three weeks ago, and we don’t know much about how she would lead the most powerful country in the world beyond the generalities of her stump speech.

From Slate

Even though Biden’s campaign can’t love the idea of him appearing extemporaneously for a couple of hours, they need something to shake up the campaign.

From Slate