unscripted

English

Etymology

un- +‎ scripted

Adjective

unscripted (not comparable)

1. Not scripted; without a script.
   • 1961 April, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 194-195:

     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.

   • 2009 Aug. 6, Bill Carter, "‘Millionaire,’ Far From Its Final Answer," New York Times (retrieved 30 May 2014):

     A decade after introducing the idea that unscripted shows could transform prime time, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” returns to ABC Sunday.

   • 2022 July 13, Siddy Holloway tells Tom Allett, “There are definitely more stories to tell”, in RAIL, number 961, page 50:

     "Secrets of the London Underground is completely unscripted. It is just me and Tim going to a location, and I have to contextualise where we are.

2. (by extension) Unplanned, unexpected, spontaneous.
   • 1998 June 25, Tony Karon, "China Swoops Down on Dissidents," Time (retrieved 30 May 2014):

     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.

References

• “unscripted”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• unpredicts