impromptu
adjective
[ ɪmˈprɒm(p)tjuː ]
• done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.
• "an impromptu press conference"
Similar:
unrehearsed,
unprepared,
unscripted,
extempore,
extemporized,
improvised,
improvisational,
improvisatory,
improvisatorial,
spontaneous,
unstudied,
unpremeditated,
unarranged,
unplanned,
on the spot,
snap,
ad lib,
ad hoc,
thrown together,
cobbled together,
rough and ready,
ad libitum,
off-the-cuff,
spur-of-the-moment,
extemporaneous,
spontaneously,
without preparation,
without rehearsal,
on the spur of the moment,
offhand,
off the cuff,
off the top of one's head,
extemporaneously,
impromptu
adverb
• without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.
• "he spoke impromptu"
impromptu
noun
• a short piece of instrumental music, especially a solo, that is reminiscent of an improvisation.
Origin:
mid 17th century (as an adverb): from French, from Latin in promptu ‘in readiness’, from promptus (see prompt).
