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Impromptu

  1. noun

    a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation

  2. adjective

    with little or no preparation or forethought

    “his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment”

    Similar: extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed

  3. noun

    an extemporaneous speech or remark

    “a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated”

  4. adverb

    without advance preparation

    “he spoke ad lib”

    Similar: ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously

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