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Created and performed spontaneously or without preparation
“Lewis offers a new way of seeing any improvised musical performance in a new culturally and aesthetically rich context.”
Done or made using whatever is available
“A group of chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure at Belfast Zoo after making an improvised ladder from tree branches.”
Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later
Existing only in the realms of one's imagination
Rudimentary or crude in form, not thorough or complete
Put together at short notice
Similar to, or reminiscent of, jazz music
Without planning or preparation
Past tense for to produce or make (something) from whatever is available
“On the streets youngsters improvise toys, carving tin cars from US AID containers, or play skittles with empty shells cases.”
Past tense for to do something without prior planning or thought
“Working with these gags in mind, the performers still retain the freedom to completely improvise the dialogue.”
Past tense for to devise a plan or strategy to achieve a goal
Past tense for to create or initiate, typically something innovative
Past tense for to play a string instrument, especially in a rhythmic way
Past tense for to contrive of (something) using skill or ingenuity
Past tense for to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
Past tense for to manage with the limited or inadequate means available
Past tense for to act or perform a portrayal of
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