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Webster 1913 Edition

adv.

Adj.

[F.

impromptu

, fr. L.

in promptu

in readiness, at hand;

in +

promptus

visibility, readiness, from

promptus

visible, ready. See

Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore;

as, an

impromptu

verse

Noun.

Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark.

(Mus.)

A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece.

adv.

[L. in promptu, in readiness, from promptus, ready, quick.] Off hand; without previous study; as a verse uttered or written impromptu.

Noun.

A piece made off hand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition.