v.
- create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.
- produce or make (something) from whatever is available.
Derivative
- improvisation n.
- improvisational adj.
- improvisatorial adj.
- improvisatory adj.
- improviser n.
Etymology
C19 (earlier (C18) as improvisation): from Fr. improviser or Ital. improvvisare, from improvviso ‘extempore’.