Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for ad libitum. Search instead for libitum.
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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023

In the experiment, the mice on the ad libitum schedule gained weight and experienced metabolic dysfunction, whereas the mice on time restricted feeding did not.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023

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

Non est inventus ad libitum scape goatum non comeatibus in swampo.

From Time Magazine Archive

And so the amusement is protracted ad libitum, with shoemaking, washing the clothes, ironing, churning, milking, making up butter, &c.

From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)