ad lib
ad-libBrE /ˌæd ˈlɪb/
NAmE /ˌæd ˈlɪb/
verb
verb forms(-bb-) [intransitive, transitive]to say sth in a speech or a performance that you have not prepared or practised
word origin
improvise
She abandoned her script and began ad-libbing.
~ sth I lost my notes and had to ad-lib the whole speech.
He ad-libbed his way through the meeting.
ad lib /BrE
ˌæd ˈlɪb; NAmE
ˌæd ˈlɪb/ noun
The speech was full of ad libs. ad lib /BrE
ˌæd ˈlɪb; NAmE
ˌæd ˈlɪb/ adjective
an ad lib speech ad lib /BrE
ˌæd ˈlɪb; NAmE
ˌæd ˈlɪb/ adverb
She delivered her lines ad lib.
