For one thing I had a splendid supper when I got on board—a whack of cold, lean beef and pighells, bread, butter ad lib., tea, and plenty of good bread.
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Ad lib
/æd ˈlɪb/
Synonyms for "ad lib" (131 found)
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Closest matches (27)
a beneplacitoa discretionad arbitriumad libitumad-libbingal piacerearrangementat choiceat pleasureat short noticeat sightat willbe caught nappingbe surprisedbe taken unawaresbe unpreparedby earcaught nappingcaught off balancecaught short
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Adverb(1 words)
a piacere
Adverb(1 words)
ad libitum
Strong matches (39)
extemporaneouslyextemporaneousnessextemporarilyextemporarinessextemporaryextemporeextemporizationextemporizeextemporizedfakego off half-cockedhaphazardhastyhave no planimpromptuimprovisateimprovisationimprovisatorialimproviseimprovised
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improvisionimprovisoincapabilityincompetencejury rigjury-rigjury-riggedknock offlack of preparationlash upmake upmakeshiftmeasurenonpreparationnonpreparedness
Verb(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (65)
off the cuffoff the hipoff-the-cuffoffhandon sightout of handplanlessnessplayplay by earplaying by earprecipitatepro temporequiprough-and-readyscrap the plansnapspontaneousstopgapstrike offsurprised
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taken abacktaken by surprisetaken unawarestemporary arrangementtemporary measurethrow offthrow togethertoss offtoss outtripped upunarrangedunbegununconcocteduncontrivedundeliberatedundevisedunfitnessunfittednessunforcedunhatchedunmadeunmanufacturedunorganizedunplannedunpremeditatedunpreparedunpreparednessunprimedunqualificationunqualifiednessunreadinessunreadyunrehearsedunstudiedunsuitabilityunsuitablenessunsuitednessvampvulnerabilitywhip upwhomp upwing itwithout coercion
Adverb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Translations
4 translations across 4 languages.
French
1 entries- improviser verb (to perform without script)
German
1 entries- improvisieren verb (to perform without script)
Portuguese
1 entries- improvisar verb (to perform without script)
Spanish
1 entries- improvisar verb (to perform without script)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
She ad libbed the rest of the scene.
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