Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Impromptu /ĭmˌ-präm'-pto͞o/ · Im·promp·tu · IPA /ɪmˈpɹɑmpt(j)u/ adv. [or] a. n. 01 adv. [or] a. Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse. 1. Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse. 02 n. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark. 1. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark. 2. A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece.(Mus.)