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Definition of ad-lib

Overview of noun ad-lib

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1. ad-lib

(remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians")

Overview of verb ad-lib

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1. improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise

(perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding")

Overview of adj ad-lib

The adj ad-lib has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed

(with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments")

2. ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten

(said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks")

Overview of adv ad-lib

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1. ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously, impromptu

(without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib")