improvised


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
improvise/ˈɪmprəvʌɪz/
verb
  • 1 create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.
  • 2 produce or make (something) from whatever is available.
– derivatives
improvisation noun,
improvisational adjective,
improvisatorial adjective,
improvisatory adjective,
improviser noun.
– origin C19 (earlier (C18) as improvisation): from Fr. improviser or Ital. improvvisare, from improvviso ‘extempore’.
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