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impromptu
(/I/m'pr/A/mpt/u/
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noun (n)
- an extemporaneous speech or remark(noun.communication)Example:
A witty impromptu must not sound premeditated.
source: wordnet30 - a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- without advance preparation(adv.all)source: wordnet30
- Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse.(adverb)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- with little or no preparation or forethought(adj.all)Example:
An impromptu speech.
Synonym:
ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsedsource: wordnet30
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