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improvisational

American  
[im-prah-vuh-zay-shuhn-uhl, im-pruh-] / ɪmˌprɑ vəˈzeɪ ʃən əl, ˌɪm prə- /

adjective

  1. of, involving, or relating to improvising.


Example Sentences

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With its trademark improvisational, genre-blending style, the band became known for never performing the same show twice, winning an avid and diverse legion of fans, and selling millions of records.

From Barron's

We’re talking free jazz, an experiment in improvisational music that captivated the world’s greatest jazz musicians in the second half of the 20th century: Albert Ayler, Derek Bailey, Ornette Coleman — and so forth.

From Los Angeles Times

Improvisational rhythms characterize his performance, whether he’s sticking to the script or not.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Reiner’s directorial debut was not a big success at the time but proved a major influence on the direction of comedy, away from set jokes and toward a more improvisational eccentricity where the audience would decide for itself when to laugh.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If you pin it you might kill the flavor of danger or surprise. Claire was so in tune in those scenes, she was able to react in an improvisational way, and she would be in her character at all times during those long, long takes. Like I was capturing the hawks, I was capturing Claire, allowing her to move wherever she wanted.”

From Los Angeles Times