AD-LIB


Meaning of AD-LIB in English

— ad-libber , n.

/ad lib", ad"-/ , v. , ad-libbed, ad-libbing , adj.

v.t.

1. to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.): to ad-lib one's lines.

v.i.

2. to act, speak, etc., without preparation: Throughout the play he had to ad-lib constantly.

adj.

3. impromptu; extemporaneous: ad-lib remarks to hecklers.

[ 1915-20, Amer.; v. use of AD LIB ]

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