improvisatory

[ im-pruh-vahy-zuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -viz-uh- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.

Other Words From

• im·provi·sa·tori·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of improvisatory¹

1800–10; improvisator + -y ¹; -ory ¹

Example Sentences

That seesawing piano riff on the soundtrack could be rain droplets or an improvisatory theme for a couple lolling around an open-air market trying on sunglasses.

From Los Angeles Times

Throughout the album, her delivery feels questing and improvisatory.

From New York Times

The artist, now 89, draws from the improvisatory impulses of jazz, the power of Abstract Expressionism, the eclectic excessiveness of assemblage and the academic classicism of Renaissance painting.

From New York Times

Throughout the album, the Smile’s music feels molten and improvisatory, though it’s clearly premeditated.

From New York Times

The show introduced a less anguished Munch, whose improvisatory stain painting and fresh unexpected colors were ahead of their time.

From New York Times