ad-lib (ăd′lĭb)
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Tweet v. ad-libbed, ad-lib·bing, ad-libs v.tr. To improvise and deliver extemporaneously: ad-lib a comic monologue. v.intr. To engage in improvisation, as during delivery of a speech. n. (ădlĭb′) Words, music, or actions uttered, performed, or carried out extemporaneously. adj. Uttered, performed, or carried out spontaneously: heckled the speaker with ad-lib comments. ad-libber n. |
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adv. In an unrestrained manner; spontaneously. [Short for AD LIBITUM.] |
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