improvised
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prəˌvaɪzd adjective
made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit.
Related forms
un·im·pro·vised, adjective
well-im·pro·vised, adjective
Antonyms
rehearsed.
rehearsed.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech.
2.
to compose, play, recite, or sing (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment.
3.
to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials are readily available: We improvised a dinner from yesterday's leftovers.
verb (used without object)
4.
to compose, utter, execute, or arrange anything extemporaneously: When the actor forgot his lines he had to improvise.
Origin:
1820–30; < French improviser, or its source, Italian improvisare (later improvvisare), verbal derivative of improviso improvised < Latin imprōvīsus, equivalent to im- im-2 + prōvīsus past participle of prōvidēre to see beforehand, prepare, provide for (a future circumstance). See proviso
1820–30; < French improviser, or its source, Italian improvisare (later improvvisare), verbal derivative of improviso improvised < Latin imprōvīsus, equivalent to im- im-2 + prōvīsus past participle of prōvidēre to see beforehand, prepare, provide for (a future circumstance). See proviso
Related forms
im·pro·vis·er, im·pro·vi·sor, noun
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to perform or make quickly from materials and sources available, without previous planning |
| 2. | to perform (a poem, play, piece of music, etc), composing as one goes along |
| [C19: from French, from Italian improvvisare, from Latin imprōvīsus unforeseen, from | |
| 'improviser | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
improvise
1826, from Fr. improviser (17c.), from It. improvisare "to sing or speak extempore," from improviso, from L. improvisus "unforeseen, unexpected" (see improvisation).
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Example sentences
He played them until he felt he had improvised the right composition.
They also give recipes for fillings, though these are easily improvised.
Splints and braces to hold broken bones in place were improvised from additional wreckage.
All that has gone, along with the improvised defences that used to ring the building.
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