ad lib

== English == === Alternative forms === ad lib. (adverb) ad-lib, adlib (verb, noun) === Etymology === Abbreviation of ad libitum, borrowed from New Latin ad libitum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æd ˈlɪb/, /ˈæd ˈlɪb/ === Adverb === ad lib (comparative more ad lib, superlative most ad lib) At pleasure. At will. As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction. Extemporaneously. ==== Synonyms ==== a piacere ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === ad lib (comparative more ad lib, superlative most ad lib) Extemporaneous, impromptu. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === ad lib (plural ad libs) (acting) An instance of something improvised, especially a line. (music, chiefly hip-hop) Improvised vocals added after the main vocals have been recorded which serve to emphasize the rhythm or fill the lyrical bar line. ==== Descendants ==== Korean: 애드리브 (aedeuribeu), (from Pseudo-English) 드립 (deurip) === Verb === ad lib (third-person singular simple present ad libs, present participle ad libbing, simple past and past participle ad libbed) To perform without a script. To perform without preparation. To perform extemporaneously. (music, chiefly hip hop, intransitive) To perform ad libs; to improvise lyrics after the main lyrics have been recorded. (music, chiefly hip hop, transitive) To perform (lyrics) as ad libs. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Baldi, Blida