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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an extemporaneous speech or remark;
- Example: "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"

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


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. with little or no preparation or forethought;
- Example: "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"
- Example: "an extemporaneous piano recital"
- Example: "an extemporary lecture"
- Example: "an extempore skit"
- Example: "an impromptu speech"
- Example: "offhand excuses"
- Example: "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"
- Example: "an off-the-cuff toast"
- Example: "a few unrehearsed comments"
[syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed]


ADVERB (1)

1. without advance preparation;
- Example: "he spoke ad lib"
[syn: ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously, impromptu]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Impromptu \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.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Impromptu \Im*promp"tu\, n.
   1. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without
      previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or
      remark.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Mus.) A piece composed or played at first thought; a
      composition in the style of an extempore piece.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

impromptu
    adv 1: without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: ad
           lib, ad libitum, spontaneously, impromptu]
    adj 1: 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" [syn: ad-lib,
           extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore,
           impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff,
           unrehearsed]
    n 1: an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must
         not sound premeditated"
    2: a short musical passage that seems to have been made
       spontaneously without advance preparation