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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

It is independent ; 'one can rise at any hour one pleases,' fix one's own office hours, take days off ad libitum.

From Time Magazine Archive

Six Thèmes variés for piano, with violin ad libitum; composed for George Thomson, 1818-19.

From Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) by Graeme, Elliott