improvised
made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit.
Origin of improvised
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Other words from improvised
- im·pro·vis·ed·ly [im-pruh-vahy-zid-lee], /ˌɪm prəˈvaɪ zɪd li/, adverb
- un·im·pro·vised, adjective
- well-im·pro·vised, adjective
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How to use improvised in a sentence
Roughly 14,000 of them were flown to an improvised refugee camp at Fort McCoy.
Inside a Wisconsin Army Base Where Nearly 13,000 Afghans Await an Uncertain Future | Vera Bergengruen/Fort McCoy, Wis. | October 4, 2021 | TimeIt suggests a shared history, or at least a loosely improvised connection, like Thelonious Monk riffing on a theme, to after-hour jazz clubs in Harlem and soul-food shops in Los Angeles.
The terrific Uncle C’s tells a little known story about fried chicken in America | Tim Carman | September 27, 2021 | Washington PostThe countryman, scared as he was, began to hesitate, giving a different version of each question, a victim of his own nervous and improvised speech.
Locked up in the Land of Liberty: Part III | Yariel Valdés González | July 21, 2021 | Washington BladeIn a pinch, you can build improvised snowshoes and string of other related winter accoutrements.
How to build snowshoes on the fly—and 4 other tips for surviving deep snow | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | January 5, 2021 | Popular-ScienceDuring each turn, players build off ideas introduced by other players, and the whole experience ends up being a weird combination of game and improvised storytelling.
One Good Thing: An amazing game played entirely via text message | Emily VanDerWerff | November 30, 2020 | Vox
Half of it is taken up by the bunk beds and improvised benches.
Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On | Tina Brown | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“That was improvised quite a bit,” Travolta told The Daily Beast.
The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary | Marlow Stern | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWithin the enclosure, men sit on dirty couches, either improvised out of other materials or actual literal couches.
He patrolled on foot, and improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) filled the donkey paths that crisscrossed the wadis and hills.
How a Thumb-Sized Gauge Is Revolutionizing Traumatic Brain Injuries | Brian Castner | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYelena Fomina provides free psychological help at an improvised office occupying a former McDonalds ron the corner of the Maidan.
He was quick to observe and nothing escaped him, from the improvised candlesticks to the napkin by his china plate.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesAfter his music lesson, or after having improvised for any length of time, he was invariably overwrought and excited.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyHe tried to jump, his foot caught, he slipped, and the next moment was lying full length in the improvised bed.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellGreat was my surprise, on entering the hall, to see near the platform an elegant improvised green-room, curtained off.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellHe waited until the guerrillas were within a few rods of the improvised breastworks, then ordered the men to fire.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
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