Overview of noun ad-lib

The noun ad-lib has 1 sense

• ad-lib -- (remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians")

Overview of verb ad-lib

The verb ad-lib has 1 sense

• improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise -- (perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding")

Overview of adj ad-lib

The adj ad-lib has 2 senses

• ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed -- (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")


• ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten -- (said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks")

Overview of adv ad-lib

The adv ad lib has 1 sense

• ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously, impromptu -- (without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib")