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Ad lib   /æd lɪb/   Listen
Ad lib

adverb
1.
Without advance preparation.  Synonyms: ad libitum, impromptu, spontaneously.






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"Ad lib" Quotes from Famous Books



... the pompous abduction in a court carriage, with powdered servants—wigs are extra—with mutes, negroes, brigands, musketeers, anything you like! The abduction in a post-chaise, with two, three, four, five, horses, ad lib.; the discreet and quiet abduction, in a small carriage— that one's rather lugubrious; the rollicking abduction, in which the victim is carried away in a sack; the romantic abduction in a boat—but a lake is necessary!—the Venetian abduction, in a gondola—ah, you have no lagoon! Moonlight ...
— The Romancers - A Comedy in Three Acts • Edmond Rostand



Words linked to "Ad lib" :   impromptu, ad libitum, spontaneously



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