improvviso

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improvviso

  • /improvˈvizo/

Where it comes from

dal latino improvisus, formato da in- e provisus, che deriva da providere cioè "prevedere"

adjective improvvisi · improvvisa · improvvise

  1. che si verifica in modo inatteso

Similar: inaspettato, inatteso, inopinato, imprevisto, impensato, istantaneo, momentaneo, fulmineo, brusco, repentino, estemporaneo, subitaneo, impromptu · Opposite: aspettato, atteso, previsto, lento, graduale, meditato

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In English

  • abrupt without notice
  • sudden happening quickly and with little or no warning
  • unforeseen not foreseen
  • unexpected not expected, anticipated or foreseen — see also unhoped-for, unannounced
  • untimely taking place at an inopportune time

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@misc{improvviso_2026,
  title = {improvviso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/improvviso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}