English

Etymology
From ad lib.

Verb
en-verb|ad-libb|ing

1. To improvise all or part of a speech or other performance, especially in comedy.

#*1998 December 21, The New Yorker,
#*: Hope�s onstage ad-libbing generated more humor and attention than the show�s lacklustre libretto.
#*2004 March 15, The New Yorker,
#*: I watched Jeb Bush as his brother spoke. He paid attention, grinned and laughed, even ad-libbed when called upon.

Derived terms
ad-libber

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