from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
ad-lib
adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib
comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano
recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit";
"an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to
sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast";
"a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib},
{extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore},
{impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff},
{unrehearsed}]
2: said or done without having been planned or written in
advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" [syn: {ad-lib},
{spontaneous}, {unwritten}]
n 1: remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his
ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"
v 1: perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at
the wedding" [syn: {improvise}, {improvize}, {ad-lib},
{extemporize}, {extemporise}]