ad-lib in English

adverb

1

spoken or performed without previous preparation.

an ad lib commentary

synonyms: impromptu, extempore, without preparation, without rehearsal, extemporaneously, off the cuff, off the top of one's head, ad libitum, impromptu, extempore, extemporaneous, extemporary, improvised, unprepared, unrehearsed, unscripted, off-the-cuff, spur-of-the-moment

2

as much and as often as desired.

the price includes meals and drinks ad lib

3

(in directions) in an improvised manner with freedom to vary tempo and instrumentation.

verb

1

speak or perform in public without previously preparing one's words.

Charles had to ad lib because he'd forgotten his script

synonyms: improvise, extemporize, speak impromptu, play it by ear, make it up as one goes along, wing it

noun

1

an ad lib remark or speech.

he came up with an apt ad lib

adjective

• unwritten, spontaneous
• impromptu, offhanded, extempore, extemporaneous, offhand, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed, extemporary

verb

• improvise, extemporise, extemporize, improvize

adverb

• impromptu, extempore, without preparation, without rehearsal, extemporaneously, off the cuff, off the top of one's head, ad libitum
• impromptu, spontaneously, ad libitum

adjective

• impromptu, extempore, extemporaneous, extemporary, improvised, unprepared, unrehearsed, unscripted, off-the-cuff, spur-of-the-moment

verb

• improvise, extemporize, speak impromptu, play it by ear, make it up as one goes along, wing it

Use "ad-lib" in a sentence

1. Good ad- lib.

2. Don't ad-lib, son.

3. NO AD-LIB COMPLAINING.

4. Ad Lib Incorporated unveils its Ad Lib Personal Computer Music System for US$245.

5. I ad - lib a lot.

6. I ad lib a lot.

7. I love the ad-lib.

8. Oh, that was an ad-lib.

9. Did you ad lib that, Syd?

10. Ah, don't ad-lib the lines.

11. His ad lib speech was wonderful.

12. OK, not the most clever ad lib.

13. Help yourself . You are ad lib here.

14. That' s a very good, uh, ad- lib

15. I'll ad lib the rest of the way.

16. Let's just ad-lib the whole thing, huh?

17. It's all right, I'll just ad-lib something.

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19. I thought that was a pretty good ad lib.

20. I' il ad- lib the rest of the way

21. The best joke in the play was ad lib.

22. Throughout the plan she had to ad-lib constantly.

23. The ad lib joke in the play is the best.

24. 1; adjective Adlibbing impromptu; extemporaneous: ad-lib remarks to hecklers

25. Regina Mundi for tenor and organ, violin and harp ad lib.

26. The actress often forgot her line but was very good ad lib.

27. Say, why don't we just ad-lib a little something together then, huh?

28. Feed ad lib to Broilers from day old to 18 days of age

29. He forgot part of his speech and had to ad-lib for a while.

30. Sure.Say, why don' t we just ad- lib a little something together then, huh?

31. Commissioner Patten, you normally address this House in an open style, almost ad-lib.

32. No one could remember the song very well, so we had to ad-lib.

33. Betsy forgot her lines and had to ad-lib the rest of the scene.

34. Messe en l’honneur de Saint Augustin, for 4 mixed voices, organ and instruments ad lib.

35. The ad lib. organ part was added on a separate score on 16 March 1884.

36. Young Thug, Slim Jxmmi, BlocBoy JB, 21 Savage and Quavo each deliver an ad-lib.

37. (1951) Fünf kleine Festmotetten (Five small festive motets) for three mixed voices with instruments ad lib.

38. Lectures can mostly be picked and combined ad lib. ; others can only be booked en bloc.

39. With potassiumchlorid (0,1% ad lib.) per os the hyperglycemic response after Hydrochlorothiazide and Acetazolamide could be inhibited.

40. You got it. Why don't you just ad-lib with one of the products on the set?

41. Well, shitting on the water-ski model, now that was a little bit of an ad-lib.

42. Every time I fluffed a line Lenny got me out of trouble with a brilliant ad-lib.

43. 1; verb without object Adlibbing to act, speak, etc., without preparation: Throughout the play he had to ad-lib constantly

44. The local WR parish’s former priest was eccentric, and would Byzantinize the services and ad-lib things as he saw fit

45. Verb with object Adlibbing to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.): to ad-lib one's lines

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47. Ad Lib set an early de facto standard for sound cards in 1987, with its card based on the Yamaha YM3812 sound chip.

48. Adlib (third-person singular simple present adlibs, present participle Adlibbing, simple past and past participle adlibbed) Alternative spelling of ad lib Anagrams [ edit ]

49. Then, one day while reading aloud the story of Isaac and Rebekah from My Book of Bible Stories, I scooped up two dolls and began to ad-lib.

50. Clearly the ticket sales in Megalopolis are a result both of the band's increased popularity and of the advertising campaign run in Megalopolis by the Ad Lib advertising agency.