ad-lib

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

From ad lib.

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to ad-lib (third-person singular simple present ad-libs, present participle ad-libbing, simple past and past participle ad-libbed)

1. To improvise all or part of a speech or other performance, especially in comedy.
   • 1998 December 21, The New Yorker,

     Hope’s onstage ad-libbing generated more humor and attention than the show’s lacklustre libretto.

   • 2004 March 15, The New Yorker,

     I watched Jeb Bush as his brother spoke. He paid attention, grinned and laughed, even ad-libbed when called upon.

[edit] Derived terms

• ad-libber