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impromptu

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[ UK /ɪmpɹˈɒmptuː/ ]
[ US /ˌɪmˈpɹɑmptu/ ]
ADVERB
  1. without advance preparation
    he spoke ad lib
NOUN
  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
ADJECTIVE
  1. with little or no preparation or forethought
    his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
    offhand excuses
    an extemporary lecture
    an extempore skit
    a few unrehearsed comments
    trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
    an off-the-cuff toast
    an extemporaneous piano recital
    an impromptu speech
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How To Use impromptu In A Sentence

  • I left Chop Suey slightly bruised from getting in the way of an impromptu one-man mosh pit and grinning foolishly, which is the way all the best shows end. The Parson Red Heads and Blitzen Trapper at Chop Suey | Seattle Metblogs
  • This afternoon the Palestinians held an impromptu press conference.
  • I took the photograph in an impromptu manner, the manner in which I take most of my photographs.
  • For despite its majestic name, the Kitchen King masala is best suited as a multipurpose masala that is best used for throwing together tasty and impromptu dishes for everyday meals for us commoners. Archive 2008-02-01
  • It's like an impromptu back-and-forth duet between lovers, all the more realistic for being unrehearsed and spontaneous.
  • Well, due to an impromptu trip to McDonalds for the wife, which then turned into a half-hour wait for a McFlurry (and nuggets and fries for me) in the drive-thru, I was pretty sure my night was shot. A review for INK
  • The quote from his impromptu speech regarding space travel and its relation to human bone deterioration was hilarious.
  • As this issue of TIME closed, our editorial staff discovered it had some lovely reasons for an impromptu party: three orchid-decked researchers ablush and abeam with plans for marriage.
  • After protesters emerged from invading the conference centre, hundreds of people staged an impromptu march around the vast hall.
  • There are four popular Chopin items, the first set of the Schubert Impromptus, and Ravel's La Valse as transcribed by the composer for piano solo.
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