Impromptu

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  • adjective. Prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance.
  • adjective. Spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation; extemporaneous.
  • adverb. With little or no preparation; extemporaneously.
  • noun. Something, such as a speech, that is made or done extemporaneously.
  • noun. A short composition, especially for the piano, performed in an offhand or extemporized style.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Prompt; offhand; extempore; extemporized for the occasion: as, an impromptu epigram.
  • noun. Something said or written, played, etc., at the moment, or without previous study or preparation; an extemporaneous composition or performance.
  • noun. In music: An extemporized composition; an improvisation.
  • noun. A composition in irregular form, as if extemporized; a fantasia.
  • Offhand; without previous study or preparation: as, a verse written impromptu.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore.
  • noun. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark.
  • noun. A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Improvised; without prior preparation; extemporaneous; unplanned.
  • noun. a short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
  • noun. any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an extemporaneous speech or remark
  • adverb. without advance preparation
  • noun. a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
  • adjective. with little or no preparation or forethought
  • Word Usage
    "They are resourceful people and impromptu is the mode of operation they most relish."
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