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Adjective: extempore  ik'stem-pu-ree
  1. With little or no preparation or forethought
    "an extempore skit";
    - ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
Adverb: extempore  ik'stem-pu-ree
  1. Without prior preparation
    - extemporaneously, extemporarily
Adverb: ex tempore
  1. Without previous consideration
    "I don't know the figures ex tempore";
    - off-hand

See also: unprepared

Encyclopedia: Extempore

Ex tempore