or use Advanced Search
if you are searching for a compound word, note that it might appear in any of three ways, reflecting varied editorial practice: spaced ('house keeper'), solid ('housekeeper'), or hyphenated ('house-keeper')

Search results

Search phrase: extempore

Plays

 5 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.273merry? Shall we have a play extempore?merry? shall we haue a Play extempory.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.309since thou hast blushed extempore. Thou hadst fire andsince thou hast blusht extempore: thou hadst fire and
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.64You may do it extempore; for it is nothing butYou may doe it extemporie, for it is nothing but
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.257It is extempore, from my mother-wit.It is extempore, from my mother wit.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.673anything extempore. The Prince himself is about a pieceany thing extempore. The Prince himselfe is about a peece

Poems

 0 result(s).

Glossary

 6 result(s).
extemporalextempore, improvised, impromptu
extemporalextempore, unplanned, improvised
extemporewithout preparation, improvised, for the occasion
extemporespontaneously, involuntarily, without thinking
suddenunpremeditated, extempore, unrehearsed
suddenlyextempore, spontaneously, off the cuff

Thesaurus

 4 result(s).
extemporeextemporal
extemporeextemporal
extemporesuddenly
extemporesudden

Themes and Topics

 1 result(s).
Thou and you...ghbour [as co-actors] you may do it extempore mnd i ii 64 quince to snug neighbour ...

Words Families

 1 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
EXTEMPOREBASICsee TEMPER

Snippets

 0 result(s).
x

Jump directly to