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ad lip

ad lip adjective: eggcorn of ad lib.

Adjective

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

  1. Eggcorn of ad lib.

Noun

ad lip (plural ad lips)

  1. Eggcorn of ad lib.

Verb

ad lip (third-person singular simple present ad lips, present participle ad lipping, simple past and past participle ad lipped)

  1. Eggcorn of ad lib.

Forms of ad lip

Adjective
comparativemore ad lip
superlativemost ad lip
alternative formadlip
alternative formad-lip
Noun
pluralad lips
Verb
third-person singular presentad lips
present participlead lipping
past participlead lipped
pastad lipped

Origin of ad lip

Blend of ad lib + lip, from the association between lips and speech.

Questions about ad lip

What does ad lip mean?
Ad lip means eggcorn of ad lib.
What part of speech is ad lip?
Ad lip can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.

Words near ad lip in the dictionary

  1. ad lib.
  2. ad libbed
  3. ad libbing
  4. ad libitum
  5. ad libs
  6. ad lip
  7. ad lips
  8. ad litem
  9. ad litteram
  10. ad loc
  11. ad loc.

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