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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1590
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Imprompt, a. [L. impromptus.] Not ready or fluent, hesitant, inexpert. — c1590 J. Stewart 3/8.
The inept orthographie And inlegibill scribling of my imprompt pen c1590 Ib. 43/1.
My plume imprompt quho sall perfytlie leed?
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"Imprompt adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/imprompt>
