ad lib

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

abbreviation of ad libitum, from New Latin ad libitum.

[edit] Adverb

ad lib (comparative more ad lib, superlative most ad lib)

Positive
ad lib

Comparative
more ad lib

Superlative
most ad lib

  1. at pleasure
  2. at will
  3. to whatever extent
  4. extemporaneously

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[edit] Adjective

ad lib (comparative more ad lib, superlative most ad lib)

Positive
ad lib

Comparative
more ad lib

Superlative
most ad lib

  1. Extemporaneous, impromptu.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to ad lib

Third person singular
ad libs

Simple past
ad libbed

Past participle
ad libbed

Present participle
ad libbing

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

  1. To perform without script.
  2. To perform without preparation.
  3. To perform extemporaneously.
    She ad libbed the rest of the scene.

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