ad-lib

See also: adlib and ad lib

English

Adjective

ad-lib (comparative more ad-lib, superlative most ad-lib)

1. Alternative form of ad lib.

Noun

ad-lib (plural ad-libs)

1. Alternative form of ad lib.

Verb

ad-lib (third-person singular simple present ad-libs, present participle ad-libbing, simple past and past participle ad-libbed)

1. Alternative form of ad lib.
   • 1998 December 21, The New Yorker:

     Hope’s onstage ad-libbing generated more humor and attention than the show’s lacklustre libretto.

   • 2004 March 15, The New Yorker:

     I watched Jeb Bush as his brother spoke. He paid attention, grinned and laughed, even ad-libbed when called upon.

Anagrams

• Baldi, Blida