currente calamo UK /kəˈɹɛnteɪ ˈkæləməʊ/US /kəˈɹɛnteɪ ˈkæləmoʊ/ adverb1 •Without deliberation or hesitation: extempore, off-the-cuff.His letter […] was written, currente calamo, with very little trouble. — 1857