Science Fair Project Dictionary
Ad-lib
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Etymology
from ad lib
Intransitive Verb
ad-lib, ad-libbing, ad-libbed
- to improvise in speaking, often in relation to comedy.
Quotations
- 1998: Hope’s onstage ad-libbing generated more humor and attention than the show’s lacklustre libretto. — The New Yorker, 21 Dec 1998
- 2004: I watched Jeb Bush as his brother spoke. He paid attention, grinned and laughed, even ad-libbed when called upon. — The New Yorker, 15 Mar 2004
Derived terms
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