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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.
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2
adj
Said or done without being planned in advance.
The speaker opened with a few ad-lib remarks.
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3
noun
A remark made spontaneously, without preparation.
His funniest jokes were ad-libs rather than scripted lines.
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