ad-lib Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun remark made spontaneously without prior preparation
- his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians
verb perform without preparation
improvise; extemporize; improvize; extemporise.
- he extemporized a speech at the wedding
adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
extemporaneous; extempore; offhand; offhanded; extemporary; unrehearsed; impromptu; off-the-cuff.
- 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
adjective satellite said or done without having been planned or written in advance
unwritten; spontaneous.
- he made a few ad-lib remarks