lib:Idioms & Phrases - Meaning, Definition, Usage

adverb without advance preparation
ad libitum; impromptu; spontaneously.
- he spoke ad lib

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

noun the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression
gay liberation movement.

noun the movement aimed at equal rights for women
women's liberation movement; feminist movement; feminism.

lib : Idioms & Phrases