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1. (adj.) impromptu
made or done without previous preparation:
an impromptu party.
2. impromptu
having the character of an improvisation.
3. (adv.) impromptu
without preparation:
to deliver a speech impromptu.
4. (n.) impromptu
something impromptu.
5. impromptu
a piano work of improvisatory spirit.
Etymology: (1660–70; < F < L in promptū in readiness; see in , prompt)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) impromptu
an extemporaneous speech or remark
"a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"
2. (adj) impromptu
a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
3. (adverb) ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
with little or no preparation or forethought
"his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"
4. (adverb) ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously, impromptu
without advance preparation
"he spoke ad lib"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) impromptu
something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark
2. (noun) impromptu
a piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece
3. impromptu
offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse
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Sense: (made or done) without preparation beforehand
an impromptu speech; He spoke impromptu for ten minutes.
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 Afrikaans: impromptu, uit die vuis |
 Arabic: إرْتِجالي، مُرْتَجَل |
 Bulgarian: импровизиран |
 Brazilian: improvisado |
 Czech: spatra |
 German: aus dem Stegreif |
 Danish: improviseret; spontan; sp |
 Greek: αυτοσχέδιος, απροετοίμαστ |
 Spanish: improvisado |
 Estonian: ettevalmistamata |
 Farsi: فی البداهه |
 Finnish: improvisoitu |
 French: impromptu |
 Hebrew: מְאוּלתָר |
 Hindi: तात्कालिक |
 Croatian: improviziran |
 Hungarian: rögtönzött |
 Indonesian: tanpa persiapan |
 Icelandic: óundirbúinn |
 Italian: improvvisato; (improvvisa |
 Japanese: 即席の[] |
 Korean: 준비없는 |
 Lithuanian: ekspromtu |
 Latvian: improvizēts; nesagatavots |
 Malay: tanpa persediaan |
 Dutch: onvoorbereid |
 Norwegian: improvisert, på stående f |
 Polish: improwizowany |
 Persian: فی البداهه |
 Pashto: ناڅاپه، وار له واره، بالب |
 Portuguese: improvisado |
 Romanian: improvizat |
 Russian: импровизированный; экспро |
 Slovak: z hlavy, improvizovane |
 Slovenian: improviziran; brez pripra |
 Serbian: improvizovano |
 Swedish: oförberedd, oförberett, u |
 Thai: ซึ่งไม่ได้เตรียมมาก่อน |
 Turkish: hazırlıksız olarak |
 Taiwanese: 即興的(地) |
 Ukrainian: без підготовки, експромто |
 Urdu: برجستہ |
 Vietnamese: nói vo |
 Chinese: 即兴的（地），无准备的（地） |
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