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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. remark made spontaneously without prior preparation;
- Example: "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"


VERB (1)

1. perform without preparation;
- Example: "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
[syn: improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. with little or no preparation or forethought;
- Example: "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"
- Example: "an extemporaneous piano recital"
- Example: "an extemporary lecture"
- Example: "an extempore skit"
- Example: "an impromptu speech"
- Example: "offhand excuses"
- Example: "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"
- Example: "an off-the-cuff toast"
- Example: "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;
- Example: "he made a few ad-lib remarks"
[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]