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ad-lib
ad-lib (ăd′lĭb′)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. (ăd′lĭb′) 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-lib′ber n.ad-lib (ædˈlɪb) vb, -libs, -libbing or -libbedto improvise and deliver without preparation (a speech, musical performance, etc)adj (ad lib when predicative) improvised; impromptuadv1. without restraint; freely2. (Classical Music) music short for ad libitumnan improvised performance, often humorous[C18: short for Latin ad libitum, literally: according to pleasure] ad-ˈlibber nad lib (æd ˈlɪb, ˈæd)
n. 1. something improvised in speech, music, etc. adv. 2. at one's pleasure; without restriction. 3. freely; as needed. [1810–20; see ad libitum] ad-lib (ædˈlɪb, ˈæd-)
v. -libbed, -lib•bing,
adj. v.t. 1. to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.). v.i. 2. to act, speak, etc., without preparation. adj. 3. impromptu; extemporaneous: ad-lib remarks. [1915–20, Amer.] ad-lib′ber, n. ad lib. ad libitum. ad-lib
Past participle: ad-libbed
Gerund: ad-libbing
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| I ad-lib | | you ad-lib | | he/she/it ad-libs | | we ad-lib | | you ad-lib | | they ad-lib |
| Preterite |
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| I ad-libbed | | you ad-libbed | | he/she/it ad-libbed | | we ad-libbed | | you ad-libbed | | they ad-libbed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am ad-libbing | | you are ad-libbing | | he/she/it is ad-libbing | | we are ad-libbing | | you are ad-libbing | | they are ad-libbing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have ad-libbed | | you have ad-libbed | | he/she/it has ad-libbed | | we have ad-libbed | | you have ad-libbed | | they have ad-libbed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was ad-libbing | | you were ad-libbing | | he/she/it was ad-libbing | | we were ad-libbing | | you were ad-libbing | | they were ad-libbing |
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| I had ad-libbed | | you had ad-libbed | | he/she/it had ad-libbed | | we had ad-libbed | | you had ad-libbed | | they had ad-libbed |
| Future |
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| I will ad-lib | | you will ad-lib | | he/she/it will ad-lib | | we will ad-lib | | you will ad-lib | | they will ad-lib |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have ad-libbed | | you will have ad-libbed | | he/she/it will have ad-libbed | | we will have ad-libbed | | you will have ad-libbed | | they will have ad-libbed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be ad-libbing | | you will be ad-libbing | | he/she/it will be ad-libbing | | we will be ad-libbing | | you will be ad-libbing | | they will be ad-libbing |
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| I have been ad-libbing | | you have been ad-libbing | | he/she/it has been ad-libbing | | we have been ad-libbing | | you have been ad-libbing | | they have been ad-libbing |
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| I will have been ad-libbing | | you will have been ad-libbing | | he/she/it will have been ad-libbing | | we will have been ad-libbing | | you will have been ad-libbing | | they will have been ad-libbing |
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| I had been ad-libbing | | you had been ad-libbing | | he/she/it had been ad-libbing | | we had been ad-libbing | | you had been ad-libbing | | they had been ad-libbing |
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| I would ad-lib | | you would ad-lib | | he/she/it would ad-lib | | we would ad-lib | | you would ad-lib | | they would ad-lib |
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| I would have ad-libbed | | you would have ad-libbed | | he/she/it would have ad-libbed | | we would have ad-libbed | | you would have ad-libbed | | they would have ad-libbed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ad-lib - remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" | | Verb | 1. | ad-lib - perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"extemporise, improvise, improvize, extemporizeperform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" | | Adj. | 1. | ad-lib - with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsedunprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson | | 2. | ad-lib - said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks"spontaneous, unwrittenunscripted - not furnished with or using a script; "unrehearsed and unscript spot interviews"; "unscripted talk shows" |
ad-libverb1. improvise, speak off the cuff, vamp, busk, wing it (informal), extemporize, speak extemporaneously, speak impromptu He is rather disjointed when he ad-libs.adjective1. improvised, made up, impromptu, unprepared, off-the-cuff (informal), unrehearsed, extempore, off the top of your head, extemporaneous, extemporized Sometimes, being in an ad-lib situation is the best way.noun improvisation, makeshift, impromptu comment, expedient Every time he got me out of trouble with a brilliant ad-lib.adverb off the cuff, spontaneously, impromptu, extempore, off the top of your head (informal), without preparation, extemporaneously, without rehearsal I spoke from the pulpit ad-lib.ad-libverbTo compose or recite without preparation:extemporize, fake, improvise, make up.Idiom: wing it.nounSomething improvised:extemporization, impromptu, improvisation.adjectiveSpoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought:extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvised, offhand, snap, spur-of-the-moment, unrehearsed.Informal: off-the-cuff.Translationsad-lib
ad-lib1. adjective Of or characterized by an impromptu fashion, with little or no preparation beforehand. Jazz improv is always a bit ad-lib by design; you can't plan what you might play!2. adverb Done in an impromptu or free-hand fashion, with little or no preparation beforehand. His comedy is always so unique; I hear he does the whole thing ad-lib.3. noun Something, usually performative in nature, that is done with little or no preparation beforehand. His speech this morning felt like it was a bit of an ad-lib. I don't think he prepared any notes ahead of time.4. verb To say, do, or perform something in an impromptu fashion, with little or no preparation beforehand. I had forgotten to rehearse my lines for the audition, so I just decided to ad-lib the whole way through.EncyclopediaSeeAd LibMedicalSeead libad-lib
Related to ad-lib: ad libitum feedingSynonyms for ad-libverb improviseSynonyms- improvise
- speak off the cuff
- vamp
- busk
- wing it
- extemporize
- speak extemporaneously
- speak impromptu
adj improvisedSynonyms- improvised
- made up
- impromptu
- unprepared
- off-the-cuff
- unrehearsed
- extempore
- off the top of your head
- extemporaneous
- extemporized
noun improvisationSynonyms- improvisation
- makeshift
- impromptu comment
- expedient
adv off the cuffSynonyms- off the cuff
- spontaneously
- impromptu
- extempore
- off the top of your head
- without preparation
- extemporaneously
- without rehearsal
Synonyms for ad-libverb to compose or recite without preparationSynonyms- extemporize
- fake
- improvise
- make up
noun something improvisedSynonyms- extemporization
- impromptu
- improvisation
adj spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethoughtSynonyms- extemporaneous
- extemporary
- extempore
- impromptu
- improvised
- offhand
- snap
- spur-of-the-moment
- unrehearsed
- off-the-cuff
Synonyms for ad-libnoun remark made spontaneously without prior preparationRelated Wordsverb perform without preparationSynonyms- extemporise
- improvise
- improvize
- extemporize
Related Wordsadj with little or no preparation or forethoughtSynonyms- extemporaneous
- extemporary
- extempore
- impromptu
- offhand
- offhanded
- off-the-cuff
- unrehearsed
Related Wordsadj said or done without having been planned or written in advanceSynonymsRelated Words |