Meaning & use
Ad-libbing
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Speaking or performing spontaneously without preparation or a script.
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The comedian kept ad-libbing jokes about the broken microphone.
When the actor forgot his line, he started ad-libbing until the scene got back on track.
A note on using this word
'Ad lib' comes from the Latin phrase ad libitum, meaning 'at one's pleasure' or 'as desired'.
Words with a similar meaning
improvisingextemporizing
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Words with an opposite meaning
recitingscripting
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