extemporal

American  

[ik-stem-per-uhl] / ɪkˈstɛm pər əl /

adjective

Archaic.

1. extemporaneous; extempore.

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Other Word Forms

• extemporally adverb

Etymology

Origin of extemporal

First recorded in 1560–70, extemporal is from the Latin word extemporālis on the spur of the moment. See extempore, -al ¹

Example Sentences

Stowe records of one of our actors that "he had a quick, delicate, refined, extemporal wit."

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Disraeli, Isaac

The word called up van Manderpootz and his subjunctivisor—the worlds of "if," the weird, unreal worlds that existed beside reality, neither past nor future, but contemporary, yet extemporal.

From The Worlds of If by Weinbaum, Stanley Grauman

This we see by an anecdote of Tarleton, the jester of Elizabeth, famed for his extemporal acting.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

DAUP: You shall not go; let him be laugh'd at in your stead, for not bringing you: and put him to his extemporal faculty of fooling and talking loud, to satisfy the company.

From Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman by Jonson, Ben

Farther, Tarleton the comedian, and others, celebrated for their "extemporal wit," was the writer or inventor of one of these "Platts."

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Disraeli, Isaac