autoschediasm

noun

au·​to·​sche·​di·​asm

plural -s

: something that is done offhand : improvisation

Word History

Etymology

Greek autoschediasma, from autoschediazein to extemporize, from aut- + schediazein to improvise, do something offhand, from schedios casual; akin to Greek schein, echein to have, hold

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