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unrehearsed

British  
/ ˌʌnrɪˈhɜːst /

adjective

  1. (of a play, speech, etc) not having been practised in advance

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It takes only a quick scroll through 33-year-old Mamdani's social media accounts to understand just how different his style is from that of a traditional politician, rejecting typical soundbites for a more unrehearsed feel.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

At least until the mischievous rocker dug into his bag of rock ‘n’ roll tricks for an unrehearsed delight during the string quartet section of Tuesday’s Benaroya Hall show.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023

In a 1987 interview with The Times, Barker said he liked “to try to create spontaneous laughter with these unrehearsed contestants, so each show for me is like mining for gold.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2023

Wolfe’s work shared the billing with, for some reason, a seemingly unrehearsed account of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

Four bartenders moved in an unrehearsed dance as they tried to provide drinks to the impatient Marines who screamed at them above the broadening dimensions of pandemonium loose in the Officers’ Club.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy