What is "ad-libbing"

vb. (present participle of ad-lib English)

1. adj. said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" [syn: spontaneous, unwritten]

2. 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" [syn: extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed]

3. [also: ad-libbing, ad-libbed]

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

2. [also: ad-libbing, ad-libbed]

1. v. perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" [syn: improvise, improvize, extemporize, extemporise]

2. [also: ad-libbing, ad-libbed]

See ad-lib