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IMPROVISED
improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
improvised
created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
Verb
improvised
simple past tense and past participle of improvise
Anagrams
• disimprove
Source: Wiktionary
IMPROVISE
Im`pro*vise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Improvised; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvising.] Etym: [F. improviser, it. improvvisare, fr. improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore, L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus foreseen, provided. See Proviso.]
1. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously.
2. To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation. Charles attempted to improvise a peace. Motley.
3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.
Im`pro*vise", v. i.
Definition: To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SALTWORT
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