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(ăd'lĭb')
v., -libbed, -lib·bing, -libs. v.tr.
To improvise and deliver extemporaneously.
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. See synonyms at extemporaneous.
ad-libber ad-lib'ber n.
v., -libbed, -lib·bing, -libs. v.tr.
To improvise and deliver extemporaneously.
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. See synonyms at extemporaneous.
ad-libber ad-lib'ber n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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ad-lib
verb
- To compose or recite without preparation: extemporize, fake, improvise, make up. Idioms: wing it. See planned/unplanned, prepared/unprepared.
noun
- Something improvised: extemporization, impromptu, improvisation. See planned/unplanned, prepared/unprepared.
adjective
- Spoken, 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. See prepared/unprepared.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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ad-lib
adj
Definition: improvised
Antonyms: deliberate, planned, prepared, rehearsed, written
adv
Definition: improvised
Antonyms: deliberately, planned, prepared, rehearsed, written
v
Definition: improvise speech
Antonyms: plan, prepare, rehearse, write
abbr.
Latin. ad libitum (freely, as desired)
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