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ad-lib
verb
(
ad-libb, ing
)
To improvise all or part of a speech or other performance,
especially
in comedy.
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.
Etymology:
From
ad lib
.
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