To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
improviso
improviso
adj
(obsolete) Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.
impulsive
impulsive
adj
(mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces.
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
noun
One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
passivism
passivism
noun
The quality or principle of being passive.
pavements
pavements
noun
plural of pavement
primevous
primevous
adj
(obsolete) primeval
privatism
privatism
noun
Concern only with issues inasmuch as they affect one as an individual; self-interest.
procivism
pseudovum
pseudovum
noun
(zoology) An egg-like germ produced by the agamic females of some insects and other animals, and by the larvae of certain insects. It is capable of development without fertilization.
revampers
revampers
noun
plural of revamper
scampavia
scampavia
noun
(historical) A long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the 19th century.
septemvir
septemvir
noun
(historical) A member of a septemvirate; one of seven people associated in some office.
vampirish
vampirish
adj
Pertaining to a vampire, characteristic of a vampire; photophobic, parasitic etc.
