ad-lib

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

remark made spontaneously without prior preparation
- his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians
• Hypernyms:
remark, comment, input

II - verb

perform without preparation
- he extemporized a speech at the wedding
• Syn:
improvise, improvize, extemporize, extemporise
• Derivationally related forms:
extemporisation (for: extemporise), extemporization (for: extemporize), improvisation (for: improvise)
• Hypernyms:
perform, execute, do
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- They will ad-lib the duet

III - adjective

1. with little or no preparation or forethought (Freq. 1)
- his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- an extemporaneous piano recital
- an extemporary lecture
- an extempore skit
- an impromptu speech
- offhand excuses
- trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- an off-the-cuff toast
- a few unrehearsed comments
• Syn:
extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand,
offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
• Similar to:
unprepared
2. said or done without having been planned or written in advance
- he made a few ad-lib remarks
• Syn:
spontaneous, unwritten
• Similar to:
unscripted
• Derivationally related forms:
spontaneousness (for: spontaneous)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  spontaneous, unwritten, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed, improvise, improvize, extemporize, extemporise