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What does ad lib mean?

Definitions for ad lib
æd ˈlɪb, ˈædad lib

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ad-libadjective

    remark made spontaneously without prior preparation

    "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"

  2. ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsedadjective

    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"

  3. ad-lib, spontaneous, unwrittenverb

    said or done without having been planned or written in advance

    "he made a few ad-lib remarks"

  4. improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporiseadverb

    perform without preparation

    "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"

  5. ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously, impromptuadverb

    without advance preparation

    "he spoke ad lib"

Wiktionary

  1. ad libverb

    To perform without script.

  2. ad libverb

    To perform without preparation.

  3. ad libverb

    To perform extemporaneously.

  4. ad libadverb

    At pleasure.

  5. ad libadverb

    At will.

  6. ad libadverb

    To whatever extent.

  7. ad libadverb

    Extemporaneously.

  8. ad libadjective

    Extemporaneous, impromptu.

  9. Etymology: abbreviation of ad libitum, from New Latin ad libitum.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ad lib in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ad lib in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ad lib in a Sentence

  1. Mike Finn:

    In some ways, (Cameron) was protected by the Lib Dems as the leader of a coalition government. It protected him from the right wing of his party, he is going to have to face up to some of his demands from his right that previously he has not had to accede to.

  2. Madison Cawthorn:

    Cry more, lib.

  3. Margaret Thatcher:

    I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

  4. Kirstie Alley:

    OK wait a minute wait just a minute. Is twitter actually censoring everything at this point that they disagree with? And making news outlets the powers that be?? Look at this! GOP or LIB is THIS your America?

  5. Jordan Peele:

    I consider The Stepford Wives social thrillers, the Stepford Wives're about gender and the women's lib movement and that civil rights movement, but The Stepford Wives're also entertaining mysteries. I figured we could make a' Rosemary's Baby/Stepford Wives' of race.

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  • improvisieren, beliebig, Herzenslust, nach, improvisiert, unvorbereitetGerman
  • improvisadoSpanish
  • tetszés szerintHungarian
  • à vontade, improvisar, improvisadoPortuguese
  • как угодно, экспромт, сколько угодноRussian
  • พูดกลอนสดThai
  • lib quảng cáoVietnamese

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