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ad lib.

ad lib. is the alternative form of ad lib.

Meaning of ad lib

Adverb

ad lib (comparative more ad lib, superlative most ad lib)

  1. At pleasure.
    Synonyms:
    a piacere
  2. At will.
  3. As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction.
    • 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.1951, Katherine Mansfield, Letters to John Middleton Murry, 1913-1922
  4. Extemporaneously.

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Forms of ad lib.

comparativemore ad lib.
superlativemost ad lib.

Questions about ad lib.

What is ad lib. the alternative form of?
Ad lib. is the alternative form of ad lib.

Words near ad lib. in the dictionary

  1. ad interim copyright
  2. ad interim copyrights
  3. ad inventories
  4. ad inventory
  5. ad lib
  6. ad lib.
  7. ad libbed
  8. ad libbing
  9. ad libitum
  10. ad libs
  11. ad lip

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