extempore
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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
He was deficient in the gifts of a good extempore speaker, being in this respect a remarkable contrast to his brother William; and he read his lectures, seldom raising his eyes from the manuscript.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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