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English Dictionary: impromptu	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for impromptu
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impromptu adv without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: {ad lib}, ad libitum, spontaneously, impromptu] adj 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" Synonym(s): ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed n an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated" a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impromptu \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impromptu \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.