improvised
Americanadjective
Related Words
See extemporaneous.
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Etymology
Origin of improvised
Example Sentences
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Keith Jarrett improvised his celebrated 1975 live album, “The Köln Concert,” on a defective piano.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
In the city's waterfront, where hundreds of displaced families have been living in improvised tents, some said they feared returning.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
These solutions were often tactical workarounds designed to patch critical issues in an improvised way.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
The film lives in its details — frost creeping along the walls, carbon dioxide levels rising, improvised fixes worked out step by step — as each small success only leads to the next crisis.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
He began tossing them back into their improvised pouch.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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