Unscripted

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not scripted; without a script. not-comparable

    "The audience was then invited to put its unscripted questions to the panel of officers on the platform - and a remarkably varied range of enquiries they proved to be."

  2. 2
    Unplanned, unexpected, spontaneous. broadly, not-comparable

    "Hoping to avoid any unscripted episodes during President Clinton's visit to the ancient city of Xian today, Chinese authorities yesterday detained two of the city's leading dissidents."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not furnished with or using a script wordnet

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spontaneous

Example

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"Issues that affect our lives and global stability are debated in a free-wheeling, unscripted discussion of fact and opinion."

Etymology

From un- + scripted.

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