
impromptu
adj : 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" [syn:
{ad-lib}, {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore},
{offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]
n 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
adv : without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: {ad lib},
{ad libitum}, {spontaneously}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0