Definitions

ad libitum

[ad lib-i-tuhm, ahd lib-i-toom] / æd ˈlɪb ɪ təm, ɑd ˈlɪb ɪˌtʊm /

ADJECTIVE

at one's pleasure

Synonyms

WEAK

according to pleasure ad-lib as one thinks best as one wishes at will extemporaneous freely impromptu improvised impulsive made-up off-the-cuff offhand spontaneously unrehearsed without restraint

ADVERB

at one's pleasure

Synonyms

WEAK

according to pleasure ad-lib as one thinks best as one wishes at will extemporaneous freely impromptu improvised impulsive made-up off-the-cuff offhand spontaneously unrehearsed without restraint

Example Sentences

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One group was permitted ad libitum feeding, which is eating whenever they wanted.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023

Half of the mice ate all their food in 8 hours during the night, as mice usually do, while the other half ate ad libitum, anytime they wanted.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2022

This form of husbandry, known as ad libitum feeding, is cheap and convenient since animal technicians need only check the hoppers from time to time to make sure they haven’t run dry.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2011

Question of Love The most striking bit of medical news from the newspaper point of view last week was a Buffalo doctor's prescription for procreating boy or girl babies ad libitum.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Divorce a vinculo," as Dr. Brownson truly says, "logically involves divorce ad libitum."

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green

ad libitum

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