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Definition of "improvisatory" [improvisatory]

  • Made up without preparation; improvised. (adjective)
  • Of or relating to improvisation: improvisatory skill. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "improvisatory" in a sentence
  • "Mr. Bieito, by contrast, "erred on the side of the improvisatory, which is so much fun.""
  • "Whitbourn's interest in the compelling combination of voices and the soprano saxophone dominates here, his 2001 Son of God Mass using the instrument in improvisatory, spiritual mode to link the sections of the mass and overlay a lithe counterpoint to the choir."
  • "She wowed him with her improvisatory mix of hip-hop, ballet and Bollywood-inspired movements."