Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: improvised
IPA transcription: ['ɪmpɹəv,aɪzd]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift
    Meaning: done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
Usage examples
  • It was hers; and he improvised a paean in its praise.
  • They sang this morning, these improvised choristers, with a solemn transport.
  • As he drew near, one of them turned to her fellows and improvised these lines,
  • In the effort to keep the children that were well and those that were sick apart, their mother and I had to camp out in improvised fashion.
  • They also had auxiliary defenses: first, of a strong river barrier of log rafts and other obstructions connected by powerful chains, half a mile below the forts; second, of an improvised fleet of sixteen rebel gunboats and a formidable floating battery.
  • The backs of the seats were thrown back, bedsteads carefully packed were rolled out by an ingenious system, berths were suddenly improvised, and each traveller had soon at his disposition a comfortable bed, protected from curious eyes by thick curtains.
  • The thing had become a fashion with a certain Bohemian-spirited class; they added cabin to cabin, and these little improvised homes, gaily painted and with broad verandas and supplementary leantos added to their accommodation, made the brightest contrast conceivable to the dull rigidities of the decorous resorts.