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ad-lib

verb

/ˌæd ˈlɪb/

Meaning

to speak or perform without preparation; to improvise

The comedian ad-libbed a joke when the microphone failed.

ad-lib remark

improvise, extemporize, invent, wing it

prepare, rehearse

ad-lib speech, ad-lib joke, ad-lib performance

to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt

To delay or postpone action; to put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or...

to believe that someone has done something wrong; to doubt or mistrust

Happens or takes place, especially as a result of something.

to achieve the desired aim or result; to do well

to stay in the same place; to continue to exist