AD-LIB


Meaning of AD-LIB in English

I. ˈad-ˈlib verb

( ad-libbed ; ad-lib·bing )

Etymology: ad lib

Date: 1919

transitive verb

: to deliver spontaneously

intransitive verb

: to improvise especially lines or a speech

• ad-lib noun

II. adjective

Date: 1935

: spoken, composed, or performed without preparation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.