improvised Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb perform without preparation
   improvise; ad-lib; extemporize; improvize; extemporise.
   
   • he extemporized a speech at the wedding
2. verb manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
   improvise; extemporize.
   
   • after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
3. adjective satellite done or made using whatever is available
   jury-rigged; makeshift.
   
   • crossed the river on improvised bridges
   • the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear
   • the rock served as a makeshift hammer

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