Defn: Not ready. [R.] Sterne.
IMPROMPTU Im*promp"tu, adv. or a. Etym: [F. impromptu, fr. L. in promptu in readiness, at hand; in in + promptus visibility, readiness, from promptus visible, ready. See Prompt.]
Defn: Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse.
IMPROMPTU
Im*promp"tu, n.
1. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece.
IMPROPER Im*prop"er, a. Etym: [F. impropre, L. improprius; pref. im- not + proprius proper. See Proper.]
1. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress. Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service, Improper for a slave. Shak. And to their proper operation still, Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill. Pope.
2. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common. [Obs.] Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry. J. Fletcher.