ad-lib

ad-lib Definition

☆ ad·-lib (ad′lib′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·libbed′, -·lib′·bing

to improvise (words, gestures, etc. not in a prepared speech, script, etc.); extemporize

Etymology: < ad libitum

noun

the act of ad-libbing or an ad-libbed remark

adjective

spoken or done extemporaneously

adverb

extemporaneously

ad-lib* Synonyms

improvise, extemporize, make up; see invent 1.

ad-lib Usage Examples

Object

line: But that was an ad-libbed line, and not a particularly polite one, that wasn't even that funny.
dialog: We used to get the story fairly straight first, and then start to ad-lib dialog.
bit: We had a day, and sketch ideas, and I ad-libbed a bit.
something: The script actually mentions Kylie minogue - about 30 seconds into scene 2. We'd discussed ad-libbing something about her being in Glasgow.

Converse of object

script: Msn games and quot made gambling journalists ' scripted ad-libs of categorizing the population.
offer: The milking cows are offered silage ad-lib and are never asked to eat right down to the last.

Adjective modifier

funny: It also includes all of the funnier ad-libs and last minute script additions.

Modifies a noun

Modifying Another Word

all: All the stuff with Vince and me was all ad-libbed.
always: A smart-ass always ad-libbing with my pals, making fun of teachers learning how far you can go.

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