impromptu

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I - noun

1. an extemporaneous speech or remark (Freq. 1)
- a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated
• Hypernyms:
address, speech
2. a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
• Hypernyms:
passage, musical passage

II - adjective

with little or no preparation or forethought (Freq. 1)
- 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, offhand,
offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
• Similar to:
unprepared

III - adverb

without advance preparation
- he spoke ad lib
• Syn:
ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed, ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously