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Grammar : Adj
Spell : im-promp-too, -tyoo
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɒmp tu, -tyu



Definition of impromptu

Origin :
  • 1660s (adv.), 1764 (adj.), from French impromptu (1650s), from Latin in promptu "in readiness," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + promptu, ablative of promptus "readiness," from past participle of promere "to bring out," from pro- "before, forward, for" + emere "to obtain" (see exempt).
  • adj unrehearsed, improvised
Example sentences :
  • Practice has made them quite perfect in this impromptu modeling.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • I have arranged an impromptu masquerade by moonlight on the terrace (period).
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Certainly it was a fine and dramatic bit of impromptu pleading.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • It was an impromptu effort to avoid telling me who they are, but they are known.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • Her dark eyes were hidden in the shadows of her impromptu hood.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
  • On the evening of Friday, the closing day, Roble gave an impromptu dance.
  • Extract from : « Stanford Stories » by Charles K. Field
  • The speeches were impromptu; the characters and rôles were stereotyped.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • I bade him produce them, and invited the stranger to share our impromptu lunch.
  • Extract from : « Carmen » by Prosper Merimee
  • I always have been very fond of Schubert's "Rosamunde" impromptu.
  • Extract from : « The Pianolist » by Gustav Kobb
  • The composition sometimes is spoken of as the "Trilby" impromptu.
  • Extract from : « The Pianolist » by Gustav Kobb

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