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How to sign: without advance preparation
"he spoke ad lib";
Similiar / Same: ad libitum, impromptu, spontaneously
How to sign: perform without preparation
"he extemporized a speech at the wedding";
Similiar / Same: improvise, improvize, extemporise, extemporize
Categories: do, execute, perform
How to sign: 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;
Similiar / Same: extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
