US /ˈædˈlɪb/
adj noun verb Freq #57490

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To say or do something without any preparation; to improvise.

    When he forgot his lines, the actor simply ad-libbed the rest of the scene.

  2. 2
    adj

    Said or done without being planned in advance.

    The speaker opened with a few ad-lib remarks.

  3. 3
    noun

    A remark made spontaneously, without preparation.

    His funniest jokes were ad-libs rather than scripted lines.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to say or do something... extemporiseextemporizeimprovise
2 adj · said or done without being... impromptuspontaneousunwritten

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