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   Im·pro·vised

   /ˈimprəˌvīzd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. created and performed spontaneously or without preparation; impromptu: "an improvised short speech" Similar impromptuimprovisationalimprovisatoryunrehearsedunpreparedunscriptedextemporeextemporizedspontaneousunstudiedunpremeditatedunarrangedunplannedon the spotad libad libituminformal:off-the-cuffspur of the momentrare:improvisatorialOpposite preparedrehearsed
   • ▪ done or made using whatever is available; makeshift: "we slept on improvised beds" Similar makeshiftthrown togethercobbled togetherdevisedriggedjury-riggedrough and readymake-doemergencystopgaptemporaryshort-termpro temad hocpro temporead interim

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