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Impromptu

Impromptu Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Impromptu? [n] an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated" [n] a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation [adv] without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [adj] in response to an unforeseen need; "an impromptu speech"; "a spur-of-the-moment party" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Impromptu: ad lib \| ad libitum \| spontaneously \| spur-of-the-moment \| unprepared Related Terms \| Find terms related to Impromptu: ad lib \| ad libitum \| ad-lib \| ad-libbing \| arrangement \| at short notice \| at sight \| by ear \| cadenza \| caught napping \| caught off balance \| caught short \| extemporaneous \| extemporaneously \| extemporaneousness \| extemporarily \| extemporariness \| extemporary \| extempore \| extemporization \| extemporized \| flourish \| haphazard \| hasty \| hot lick \| improvisation \| improvisatorial \| improvise \| improvised \| improvision \| improviso \| interpolation \| jury-rig \| jury-rigged \| lick \| makeshift \| measure \| off the cuff \| off the hip \| offhand \| off-the-cuff \| on sight \| out of hand \| playing by ear \| precipitate \| pro tempore \| quick \| riff \| rough-and-ready \| snap \| stopgap \| surprised \| taken aback \| taken by surprise \| taken unawares \| temporary arrangement \| temporary measure \| tripped up \| unarranged \| unbegun \| unconcocted \| uncontrived \| undeliberated \| undevised \| unhatched \| unmade \| unmanufactured \| unorganized \| unplanned \| unpremeditated \| unprepared \| unprimed \| unready \| unrehearsed \| unstudied \| vamp See Also \| address \| musical passage \| passage \| speech Impromptu In Webster's Dictionary \Impromp"tu\, adv. or a. [F. impromptu, fr. L. in promptu in readiness, at hand; in in + promptus visibility, readiness, from promptus visible, ready. See {Prompt}.] Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse. \Impromp"tu\, n. 1. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark. 2. (Mus.) A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece.

Impromptu Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Impromptu?

[n] an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"
[n] a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
[adv] without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib"
[adj] in response to an unforeseen need; "an impromptu speech"; "a spur-of-the-moment party"

See Also | address | musical passage | passage | speech

Impromptu In Webster's Dictionary

\Im*promp"tu\, adv. or a. [F. impromptu, fr. L. in
promptu in readiness, at hand; in in + promptus visibility,
readiness, from promptus visible, ready. See {Prompt}.]
Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore;
as, an impromptu verse.


\Im*promp"tu\, n.
1. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without
   previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or
   remark.

2. (Mus.) A piece composed or played at first thought; a
   composition in the style of an extempore piece.

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