1. (

• ad-lib

) remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians" ;

1. (

• improvise ,
• improvize ,
• ad-lib ,
• extemporize ,
• extemporise

) perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" ;

1. (

• ad-lib ,
• extemporaneous ,
• extemporary ,
• extempore ,
• impromptu ,
• offhand ,
• offhanded ,
• off-the-cuff ,
• unrehearsed

) with little or no preparation or forethought; "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" ;

2. (

• ad-lib ,
• spontaneous ,
• unwritten

) said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" ;

1. (

• ad_lib ,
• ad_libitum ,
• spontaneously ,
• impromptu

) without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" ;