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Extempore vs Improvident - What's the difference?

extempore | improvident |

As adjectives the difference between extempore and improvident

is that extempore is carried out with no preparation; impromptu while improvident is failing to provide for the future; reckless.

As an adverb extempore

is without preparation; extemporaneously.

As a noun extempore

is something improvised.

extempore

English

Alternative forms

* ex tempore

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • carried out with no preparation; impromptu

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • without preparation; extemporaneously

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something improvised.

    • improvident

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • failing to provide for the future; reckless
  • incautious; prone to rashness

    • Synonyms

    * (not provident) myopic, short, wasteful, imprudent, thriftless * See also

    Antonyms

    * provident * See also

    Derived terms

    * improvidence * improvidently