impromptu in English

adjective

1

done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.

an impromptu press conference

synonyms: unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore, extemporized, extemporaneous, improvised, spontaneous, unplanned, off-the-cuff, offhand, spur-of-the-moment, ad-lib, extempore, spontaneously, extemporaneously, without preparation, without rehearsal, off the cuff, off the top of one's head, on the spur of the moment, ad lib

noun

1

a short piece of instrumental music, especially a solo, that is reminiscent of an improvisation.

adjective

• unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore, extemporized, extemporaneous, improvised, spontaneous, unplanned, off-the-cuff, offhand, spur-of-the-moment, ad-lib
• ad-lib, offhanded, extempore, extemporaneous, offhand, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed, extemporary

adverb

• extempore, spontaneously, extemporaneously, without preparation, without rehearsal, off the cuff, off the top of one's head, on the spur of the moment, ad lib
• ad lib, spontaneously, ad libitum

Use "impromptu" in a sentence

1. Jem's impromptu speech met with thunderous applause.

2. They often held impromptu meetings in their house.

3. I'm sure his remarks were rehearsed, not impromptu.

4. This afternoon the Palestinians held an impromptu press conference.

5. 1; adjective Adlibbing impromptu; extemporaneous: ad-lib remarks to hecklers

6. Read his powerful impromptu reply at Acts 7:2-53.

7. Before me were the remains of an impromptu wedding breakfast.

8. I came with no notice, impromptu, even a little shameless.

9. They play an impromptu guerilla gig on the Beijing subway.

10. He also gives shoppers impromptu shows in Oxford's High Street.

11. Specialties: Bergerac is equal parts craft cocktail bar and impromptu house party

12. Bergerac is equal parts craft cocktail bar and impromptu house party

13. The remarks of both Clintons were, at least in part, impromptu.

14. It wasn't that good, but impromptu insults are seldom well crafted.

15. My daughters told me when they received their impromptu invitations a month ago.

16. Iris borrowed beds from friends and turned the attic into an impromptu dormitory.

17. Please explain how this impromptu concert is getting your album completed on shedule.

18. After an impromptu wedding, Surinder takes Taani to his ancestral home in Amritsar.

19. The band gave an impromptu concert on the roof of the studio.

20. The Krugers threw an impromptu cocktail party for him in the backyard.

21. In Chanteurs Ambulants he presents an impromptu performance amongst the lower classes

22. The announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.

23. From that point, the forum became an impromptu tribute to Jim Maier.

24. Bland statements by officials are replaced by impromptu briefings by the prime minister himself.

25. There’s usually a Chili’s nearby for impromptu gatherings – the company has 1500 locations

26. I quite by chance got drawn into a kind of impromptu party downstairs.

27. The script was treated with creative neglect, the acting embellished with impromptu flourishes and stumbles.

28. Then an impromptu meeting, on the model of what had happened in Dungannon, was held.

29. We finished the day with an impromptu game of football in a nearby field.

30. The drunken revel of the Roman leaders has the right air of impromptu festivity.

31. Lord Fitzwilliam gave an impromptu ball for her at Milton Park and she danced until dawn.

32. Bacn was first used during an impromptu discussion about email and spam during Podcamp Pittsburgh .

33. But in the final hour he did deliver the goods, taking impromptu questions from the audience.

34. The following day Coetsee paid an impromptu unannounced visit to the world's most famous political prisoner.

35. His impromptu striptease took place while the band were making a ￡000 promo for the hit.

36. Of course Prime Minister did make an impromptu speech. There was a great resonance there among the women.

37. It was interesting to see the many impromptu sketches made insitu, often as skilled as the finished work.

38. So made an impromptu dinner plan on Wednesday night and headed to get Caroused! INTERIORS: Lovely interiors

39. 15 Gaffney had no qualms about presenting his dances at school assemblies and in impromptu cafeteria performances.

40. When you are called on for impromptu explanations of your beliefs, what can help you make your comments effective?

41. The impromptu funeral rites she performs are her Amateurish attempts to clear her conscience of this terrible burden

42. He had failed because of a lack of talent for impromptu speaking, considered essential for the task he was contemplating.

43. His digital likeness won an impromptu cyber-fight against a Lennox Lewis character by a knockout in the fourth round.

44. We browse through my cookbooks, perusing recipes, not as formulas or prescriptions but as hints and inspirations for impromptu inventions.

45. As an afterthought, engineer Ray Tomlinson adapted this program so people could also send short, impromptu messages over the network.

46. Bergerac is re-opening on Friday, June 18th at 5pm! Bergerac is equal parts craft cocktail bar and impromptu house party

47. Fujimori said previous radio contacts broke off after the guerrillas held an impromptu news conference, disrupting negotiations up to that point.

48. There are four basic methods of delivering a speech:reading verbatim from a manuscript, reciting a memorized text, speaking with PowerPoint, and speaking extemporaneously, or impromptu.

49. One 200-strong theatre audience who found themselves trapped in the chaos on Tuesday were given an impromptu hour-long concert by Tom Jones.

50. Kigezi Region Police spokesperson Elly Maate says that when police made an impromptu raid on the market, they found the six suspects selling Adulated fish