Impromptu Definition | What is Impromptu? - PoetrySoup
Definition
[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"
Poem written on the spur of the moment e.g. Impromptu on Mrs Riddell's Birthday by Robert Burns. See also extempore.
Synonyms
ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously, spur-of-the-moment, unprepared
See Also...
address, musical passage, passage, speech
Related Terms
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
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