improvisatory

  • 1Improvisatory — Improvisatorial Im*prov i*sa*to ri*al, Improvisatory Im*prov i*sa*to*ry, a. Of or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous composition. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2improvisatory — improvise ► VERB 1) create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation. 2) make from whatever is available. DERIVATIVES improvisation noun improvisational adjective improvisatory adjective improviser noun. ORIGIN …

    English terms dictionary

  • 3improvisatory — adjective see improvisator …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4improvisatory — improvisatorially, adv. /im preuh vuy zeuh tawr ee, tohr ee, viz euh /, adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator. Also, improvisatorial /im prov euh zeuh tawr ee euhl, tohr /. [1800 10; IMPROVISATOR + Y1; see… …

    Universalium

  • 5improvisatory — adjective Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of improvisation …

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  • 6improvisatory — adj. done without advance preparation; of or pertaining to improvisation …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 7improvisatory — im·provi·sa·to·ry …

    English syllables

  • 8improvisatory — im•prov•i•sa•to•ry [[t]ɪmˈprɒv ə zəˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i, ˌɪm prəˈvaɪ [/t]] also im•prov i•sa•to′ri•al adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an improvisation • Etymology: 1800–10 im•prov i•sa•to′ri•al•ly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9improvisatory — /ɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪtəri/ (say impruhvuy zaytuhree) adjective of or relating to an improvisator or improvisation. –improvisatorial /ˌɪmprəvaɪzəˈtɔriəl/ (say .impruhvuyzuh tawreeuhl), adjective –improvisatorially, adverb …

  • 10improvisatory — ə̇mˈprävəzəˌtōrē, ˌimprəˈvīz , chiefly Brit ˌimprəˌvīzātəri or ā.tri adjective : improvisatorial …

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