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Improbate
- - To disapprove of; to disallow.
Improbity
- - Lack of probity; lack of integrity or rectitude; dishonesty.
Impromptu
- adjective - a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
- an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"
- on the spur of the moment
- with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"
- without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib"
Improvers
- noun - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"
- someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
Improving
- verb - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
- getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"
- to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
Improvise
- verb - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
- perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
Improviso
- - Not prepared or mediated beforehand; extemporaneous.
Improvize
- verb - perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
Imprudent
- adjective - lacking wise self-restraint; "an imprudent remark"
- not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger
Impuberal
- - Not having arrived at puberty; immature.