[syn: ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten]
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]