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AD-LIB
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Irregular inflected forms: ad-libbed , ad-libbing
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remark made spontaneously without prior preparation
Example:
his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ad-lib" is a kind of...):
comment; input; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)
Derivation:
ad-lib (perform without preparation)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
With little or no preparation or forethought
Example:
a few unrehearsed comments
Synonyms:
ad-lib; extemporaneous; extemporary; extempore; impromptu; off-the-cuff; offhand; offhanded; unrehearsed
Classified under:
Similar:
unprepared (without preparation; not prepared for)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Said or done without having been planned or written in advance
Example:
he made a few ad-lib remarks
Synonyms:
ad-lib; spontaneous; unwritten
Classified under:
Similar:
unscripted (not furnished with or using a script)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they ad-lib ... he / she / it ad-libs
Past simple: ad-libbed
Past participle: ad-libbed
-ing form: ad-libbing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perform without preparation
Example:
he extemporized a speech at the wedding
Synonyms:
ad-lib; extemporise; extemporize; improvise; improvize
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "ad-lib" is one way to...):
do; execute; perform (carry out or perform an action)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They will ad-lib the duet
Derivation:
ad-lib (remark made spontaneously without prior preparation)
