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91sketch — rough drawing intended to serve as the bases for a finished picture, 1660s, from Du. schets, from It. schizzo sketch, drawing, lit. a splash, squirt, from schizzare to splash or squirt, of uncertain origin, perhaps from L. schedium an… …
92spontaneous — adjective 1) a spontaneous display of affection Syn: unplanned, unpremeditated, unrehearsed, impulsive, impetuous, unstudied, impromptu, spur of the moment, extempore, extemporaneous; unforced, voluntary, unconstrained, unprompted, unbidden,… …
93casual — 1 *accidental, incidental, adventitious, contingent, fortuitous Analogous words: unpremeditated (see EXTEMPORANEOUS): *indifferent, unconcerned, incurious: *negligent, slack, lax, remiss: inadvertent, *careless, heedless Contrasted words …
94extemporary — extemporary, extempore *extemporaneous, improvised, impromptu, offhand, unpremeditated Analogous words: & Contrasted words: see those at EXTEMPORANEOUS …
95extempore — extemporary, extempore *extemporaneous, improvised, impromptu, offhand, unpremeditated Analogous words: & Contrasted words: see those at EXTEMPORANEOUS …
96ad-lib — I noun remark made spontaneously without prior preparation his ad libs got him in trouble with the politicians • Hypernyms: ↑remark, ↑comment, ↑input II verb perform without preparation he extemporized a spee …
97offhanded — I adjective 1. with little or no preparation or forethought his ad lib comments showed poor judgment an extemporaneous piano recital an extemporary lecture an extempore skit an impromptu speech offhand excuses …
98schediasm — ˈskēdēˌazəm, ˈsked noun ( s) Etymology: Greek schediasma caprice, from schediazein to do offhand, from schedios temporary, extemporaneous, impromptu; akin to Greek echein to have more at scheme archaic : an extemporaneous action (as in writing) …
99extemporaneousness — noun see extemporaneous * * * extemporāˈneousness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑extempore * * * extemporaneousness noun [uncountable] Thesaurus: not plannedsynonym …
100ex|tem|po|rar|y — «ehk STEHM puh REHR ee», adjective. 1. = extemporaneous. (Cf. ↑extemporaneous) 2. Obsolete. sudden …
