Ad-lib - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌæd ˈlɪb|  American pronunciation of the word ad-lib
Brit.  |ædˈlɪb|  British pronunciation of the word ad-lib

noun

- remark made spontaneously without prior preparation
his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians

verb

- perform without preparation (syn: extemporize, improvise)

adjective

- with little or no preparation or forethought (syn: extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed)
his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- said or done without having been planned or written in advance (syn: spontaneous, unwritten)
he made a few ad-lib remarks

Extra examples

I never use a script; I just ad lib the whole programme.

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