impromptu

im·promp·tu  (m-prmpt, -ty)

adj.

1. Prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance: an impromptu party.

2. Spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation; extemporaneous: a few impromptu remarks. See Synonyms at extemporaneous.

adv.

With little or no preparation; extemporaneously.

n.

1. Something, such as a speech, that is made or done extemporaneously.

2. Music A short composition, especially for the piano, performed in an offhand or extemporized style.

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[French, from Latin in prmpt, at hand : in, in; see in-² + prmpt, ablative of prmptus, readiness, from past participle of prmere, to bring forth; see prompt.]

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impromptu

Adjective

without planning or preparation; improvised

Adverb

in a spontaneous or improvised way: he spoke impromptu

Noun

1. a short piece of instrumental music resembling improvisation

2. something that is impromptu [Latin in promptu in readiness]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	impromptu - an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated" speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
	2.	impromptu - a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition
Adj.	1.	impromptu - 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" ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed unprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson
Adv.	1.	impromptu - without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously

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impromptu

adjective spontaneous, improvised, unprepared, off-the-cuff (informal) offhand, ad-lib, unscripted, unrehearsed, unpremeditated, extempore, unstudied, extemporaneous, extemporized << OPPOSITE rehearsed

Translations

impromptu [ɪmˈprɔmptjuː] adj → improvisado

adv → de improviso

impromptu [ɪmˈprɔmptjuː] adj → impromptu(e)

adv → impromptu

impromptu [ɪmˈprɔmptjuː] adj → improvisiert

impromptu [ɪmˈprɔmptjuː] adj → improvvisato/a

adv → improvvisando, così su due piedi

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impromptu

adj / adv impromptu [imˈpromptjuː]

(made or done) without preparation beforehand an impromptu speech; He spoke impromptu for ten minutes. impromptu, uit die vuis إرْتِجالي، مُرْتَجَل импровизиран spatra improviseret; spontan; spontant aus dem Stegreif αυτοσχέδιος, απροετοίμαστος, εκ του προχείρου improvisado ettevalmistamata فی البداهه valmistelematon impromptu מְאוּלתָר तात्कालिक improviziran rögtönzött tanpa persiapan óundirbúinn improvvisato; (improvvisando) 即席の[] 즉석의; 즉석에서 ekspromtu improvizēts; nesagatavots; bez sagatavošanās tanpa persediaan onvoorbereid improvisert, på stående fot, på strak arm improwizowany improvisado improvizat импровизированный; экспромтом z hlavy, improvizovane improviziran; brez priprave improvizovano oförberedd, oförberett, utan förberedelse ซึ่งไม่ได้เตรียมมาก่อน hazırlıksız olarak 無準備的/地 без підготовки, експромтом برجستہ nói vo 无准备的（地）