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extemporaneously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tem-po-ra-ne-ous-ly
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English extemporaneous Middle English -ly English -ly English extemporaneously From extemporaneous + -ly.

Synonyms

ex tempore extempore ad lib impromptu on the fly cold improvisationally provisionally at will at pleasure

Questions

What does extemporaneously mean?
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
Where does extemporaneously come from?
Etymology tree English extemporaneous Middle English -ly English -ly English extemporaneously From extemporaneous + -ly.

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