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extempore

[ik-stem-puh-ree] / ɪkˈstɛm pə ri /
ADJECTIVE
offhand
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By then, Nehru had gained a reputation as a formidable orator, delivering extempore speeches that ranged effortlessly across politics, science, art, and ethics.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

It was his ability to speak extempore with an eloquence and inventiveness unrivaled in 17th-century Paris.

From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2020

There were no musical instruments and psalms were led, while prayers were extempore and interminable with some church members rambling on for 20 minutes minimum.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 10, 2016

But Mr Modi used it to speak about the issues bothering Indians every day and in a break from tradition, he spoke extempore, without consulting any notes.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2014

But at the close he spoke a few words extempore, commending the Hellenic cause, if war should come, to the mercy of God.

From The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople by Robert (Robert Smythe) Hichens


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