extempore
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/ɛkˈstɛmpəɹi/
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/ɛkˈstɛmpəɹi/ · /ɪkˈstɛmpəɹi/
Definition of extempore
5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Carried out with no preparation.
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adj
- Carried out with no preparation.
- 1833 January, “Pandemonic Revels”, in The Royal Lady’s Magazine, and Archives of the Court of St. James’s, number XXV, London, page 15
- 1833 January, “Pandemonic Revels”, in The Royal Lady’s Magazine, and Archives of the Court of St. James’s, number XXV, London, page 15: Sheets, tablecloths, white gowns, and pocket-handkerchiefs were instantly in demand, and every one, as has been seen, entered, con amore, into the extempore entertainment of Pandemonic Revels.
adv
- Without preparation; extemporaneously.
noun
- Something improvised.
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Etymology
From Latin ex (“immediately after”) + tempore, ablative singular of tempus (“time", "opportunity", "occasion”).
Words you can make from extempore
120 playable · top: EXEMPT (17 pts)
Best play exempt 17 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
11 words5-letter words
21 words4-letter words
38 words- MPOX 15 pts
- EXPO 13 pts
- PREX 13 pts
- OXER 11 pts
- MOPE 8 pts
- PERM 8 pts
- POEM 8 pts
- POME 8 pts
- PROM 8 pts
- ROMP 8 pts
- TEMP 8 pts
- EPEE 6 pts
- MEET 6 pts
- MERE 6 pts
- METE 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- MORT 6 pts
- MOTE 6 pts
- OMER 6 pts
- PEER 6 pts
- PERE 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PORT 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- TEEM 6 pts
- TERM 6 pts
- TOME 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TREM 6 pts
- TROP 6 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
31 words- POX 12 pts
- REX 10 pts
- MOP 7 pts
- POM 7 pts
- EME 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- MET 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- MOT 5 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- ROM 5 pts
- TOM 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
16 wordsFind your best play with extempore
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