improviso

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adjective

Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.

“a. 1784, Samuel Johnson, "Improviso Translation of the following lines of M. Benserade A Son Lit"”

OriginLatin improvisus →
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Meanings

adjectiveimproviso (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteNot prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.

    a. 1784, Samuel Johnson, "Improviso Translation of the following lines of M. Benserade A Son Lit"

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
casualextemporaneousimpromptuoff-the-cuff

Origin

  1. Latinimprovisus“unforeseen”
  2. Englishimproviso

From Latin improvisus (“unforeseen”); compare Italian improvviso.

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APA

improviso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improviso

MLA

“improviso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improviso. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “improviso,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improviso.

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