Ad Lib (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. something improvised in speech, music, etc.: Was that joke part of your speech or an ad lib?
adverb
  1. at one's pleasure; without restriction.
  2. freely; as needed; without stint: Water can be given to the patients ad lib.
verb (used with object), ad-libbed, ad-lib·bing.
  1. to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.): to ad-lib one's lines.
verb (used without object), ad-libbed, ad-lib·bing.
  1. to act, speak, etc., without preparation: Throughout the play he had to ad-lib constantly.
adjective
  1. impromptu; extemporaneous: ad-lib remarks to hecklers.
abbreviation
  1. ad libitum.
verb -libs, -libbing or -libbed
  1. to improvise and deliver without preparation (a speech, musical performance, etc)
adjective (ad lib when predicative)
  1. improvised; impromptu
adverb ad lib
  1. without restraint; freely
  2. music short for ad libitum
noun
  1. an improvised performance, often humorous
Ad Lib (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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