improvisedadj.

Brit.

/ˈɪmprəvʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd/

Forms: see improvise v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: improvise v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < improvise v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier improviso adj. N.E.D. (1899) gives the pronunciation as (improvəi·zd) /ɪmprəʊˈvaɪzd/; compare discussion at improvise v.

1. Of music, poetry, drama, etc.: composed or performed extemporaneously.

ΚΠ

1822 New Monthly Mag. 5 112 After a few tones of improvised melody, she sang some verses with the accompaniment of her lyre.

1877 Encycl. Brit. VII. 418/1 The improvised comedy..was now as a rule performed by professional actors, members of a craft, and was thence called the commedia dell'arte.

1916 P. Grainger Let. 28 Aug. in All-round Man (1994) 31 No lesson in polyphony..has ever been so deeply instructive..as the polyphony of the improvised part singing of Rarotongan natives.

1964 Compar. Lit. 16 121 It is easier in Italy, she asserts, to improvise than to express oneself in good prose. It does not follow, however, that she values improvised poetry highly.

2010 Independent on Sunday 22 Aug. (New Review) 20/1 Salisbury compares a good storytelling to improvised jazz; as the musician riffs on a familiar tune, so the storyteller breathes new life into familiar tales.

2. Invented, created, or done spontaneously or on the spur of the moment, esp. as a result of necessity; impromptu.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unplanned

suddena1300

unpremeditate1551

extemporal1570

unpurposed1570

unmeditated1576

extemporate1590

unpremeditated1597

unplotted1598

extemporary1610

extemporanean1621

extempory1623

impremeditate1647

unthought1648

unresolved1649

extemporate1651

incogitate1652

unprojected1653

indeliberate1655

extemporaneous1656

indeliberated1656

autoschediastical1662

casual1667

offhanda1668

undiscourseda1670

extemporany1673

unplanned1775

impromptu1789

on (also upon) the spur of the moment (or occasion, etc.)1801

autoschediastic1809

impromptuary1827

improvised1833

extemporized1856

spontaneous1856

unconsidered1876

undevised1894

lashed-up1920

ad-libbed1933

willy-nilly1933

off the cuff1948

1833 Freeman's Jrnl. 30 May 4/2 I am quite quite sure that Nemours must be as flattered as myself with the improvised alliance with the celebrated house of the Counts Hector Lucchesi Palli.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola II. vi. 54 He..let Gaddi have the credit of the improvised welcome.

1922 W. Britton Union Indian Brigade in Civil War xii. 213 The Star Spangled Banner and other national airs, were sung by an improvised choir of about a dozen ladies and gentlemen.

1963 Amer, Jrnl. Archaeol. 67 345/2 The dismantling may have been carried out during transport, hence in a rather improvised manner.

2012 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 19 Oct. Faced with mind-numbing tedium, he came up with improvised games that would keep him from dwelling on his captivity.

3. Made or created using whatever is available.

ΚΠ

1850 T. Mulock Western Highlands & Islands Scotl. 232 A tea-party in an improvised log-hut.

1873 S. Smiles Huguenots in France i. x. 214 By crossing their hands over each other, they..carried him along on this improvised chair.

1913 A. Greenwell & J. V. Elsden Pract. Stone Quarrying vii. 283 Germans or squibs are inserted into the borehole, or else an improvised fuse is made by filling a straw with gunpowder.

1970 J. Blish Spock must Die! xii. 92 He..found him still further downstream, sculling grimly against the current in what looked like an improvised kayak.

2010 New Yorker 6 Sept. 27/2 Wilgens Mehony..works as an unpaid servant in his aunt's improvised shack in Solino.

Compounds

improvised explosive device n. a homemade bomb, esp. one that is deployed by irregular troops or insurgents against a regular military group; abbreviated IED n. at I n.¹ Additions.

ΚΠ

1968 Times 26 Apr. 6/3 Athens police said that the blast had been caused by an ‘improvised explosive device’.

1974 G. Styles Bombs have no Pity v. 62 We got to grips with explosives and IED (Improvised Explosive Devices). Those initials were to be my waking nightmare in Northern Ireland.

2011 Daily Tel. 11 Nov. 2/6 [He] was on patrol in Babaji, Helmand Province, when he was killed by an improvised explosive device.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	improvised
释义	improvisedadj. Brit. /ˈɪmprəvʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd/ Forms: see improvise v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: improvise v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < improvise v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier improviso adj. N.E.D. (1899) gives the pronunciation as (improvəi·zd) /ɪmprəʊˈvaɪzd/; compare discussion at improvise v. 1. Of music, poetry, drama, etc.: composed or performed extemporaneously. ΚΠ 1822 New Monthly Mag. 5 112 After a few tones of improvised melody, she sang some verses with the accompaniment of her lyre. 1877 Encycl. Brit. VII. 418/1 The improvised comedy..was now as a rule performed by professional actors, members of a craft, and was thence called the commedia dell'arte. 1916 P. Grainger Let. 28 Aug. in All-round Man (1994) 31 No lesson in polyphony..has ever been so deeply instructive..as the polyphony of the improvised part singing of Rarotongan natives. 1964 Compar. Lit. 16 121 It is easier in Italy, she asserts, to improvise than to express oneself in good prose. It does not follow, however, that she values improvised poetry highly. 2010 Independent on Sunday 22 Aug. (New Review) 20/1 Salisbury compares a good storytelling to improvised jazz; as the musician riffs on a familiar tune, so the storyteller breathes new life into familiar tales. 2. Invented, created, or done spontaneously or on the spur of the moment, esp. as a result of necessity; impromptu. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unplanned suddena1300 unpremeditate1551 extemporal1570 unpurposed1570 unmeditated1576 extemporate1590 unpremeditated1597 unplotted1598 extemporary1610 extemporanean1621 extempory1623 impremeditate1647 unthought1648 unresolved1649 extemporate1651 incogitate1652 unprojected1653 indeliberate1655 extemporaneous1656 indeliberated1656 autoschediastical1662 casual1667 offhanda1668 undiscourseda1670 extemporany1673 unplanned1775 impromptu1789 on (also upon) the spur of the moment (or occasion, etc.)1801 autoschediastic1809 impromptuary1827 improvised1833 extemporized1856 spontaneous1856 unconsidered1876 undevised1894 lashed-up1920 ad-libbed1933 willy-nilly1933 off the cuff1948 1833 Freeman's Jrnl. 30 May 4/2 I am quite quite sure that Nemours must be as flattered as myself with the improvised alliance with the celebrated house of the Counts Hector Lucchesi Palli. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola II. vi. 54 He..let Gaddi have the credit of the improvised welcome. 1922 W. Britton Union Indian Brigade in Civil War xii. 213 The Star Spangled Banner and other national airs, were sung by an improvised choir of about a dozen ladies and gentlemen. 1963 Amer, Jrnl. Archaeol. 67 345/2 The dismantling may have been carried out during transport, hence in a rather improvised manner. 2012 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 19 Oct. Faced with mind-numbing tedium, he came up with improvised games that would keep him from dwelling on his captivity. 3. Made or created using whatever is available. ΚΠ 1850 T. Mulock Western Highlands & Islands Scotl. 232 A tea-party in an improvised log-hut. 1873 S. Smiles Huguenots in France i. x. 214 By crossing their hands over each other, they..carried him along on this improvised chair. 1913 A. Greenwell & J. V. Elsden Pract. Stone Quarrying vii. 283 Germans or squibs are inserted into the borehole, or else an improvised fuse is made by filling a straw with gunpowder. 1970 J. Blish Spock must Die! xii. 92 He..found him still further downstream, sculling grimly against the current in what looked like an improvised kayak. 2010 New Yorker 6 Sept. 27/2 Wilgens Mehony..works as an unpaid servant in his aunt's improvised shack in Solino. Compounds improvised explosive device n. a homemade bomb, esp. one that is deployed by irregular troops or insurgents against a regular military group; abbreviated IED n. at I n.¹ Additions. ΚΠ 1968 Times 26 Apr. 6/3 Athens police said that the blast had been caused by an ‘improvised explosive device’. 1974 G. Styles Bombs have no Pity v. 62 We got to grips with explosives and IED (Improvised Explosive Devices). Those initials were to be my waking nightmare in Northern Ireland. 2011 Daily Tel. 11 Nov. 2/6 [He] was on patrol in Babaji, Helmand Province, when he was killed by an improvised explosive device. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1822
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