impromptu has definitions from the fields of music,fine art
1
[ adjective ] with little or no preparation or forethought

Examples

"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 reassurin

Related terms

unprepared

2
[ adjective ] in response to an unforeseen need

Examples

"an impromptu speech" "a spur-of-the-moment party"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

There are some sharp and whipping lines and some hilariously funny situations - the best of the latter being a mass impromptu plunge into a nightclub tank where a `` mermaid '' is performing .

Related terms

unprepared

3
[ noun ] an extemporaneous speech or remark

Examples

"a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"

Used in print

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

Such was the impromptu that Voltaire gave to howls of laughter at Sans_Souci and that was soon circulated in manuscript throughout the literary circles of Europe , to be printed sometime later , but with the name of Timon_of_Athens , the famous misanthrope , substituted for that of Rousseau .

Related terms

address

4
[ adverb ] without advance preparation

Examples

"he spoke ad lib"

5
[ noun ] (music,fine art) a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation

Related terms

passage

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