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Ad Val
- adverb - in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed; "the goods were taxed ad valorem"
Ad-Lib
- adjective - perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
- remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"
- said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks"
- 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"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"
Adages
- noun - a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- proverb
Adagio
- adjective - (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"
- (of tempo) leisurely
- a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
- slowly; "here you must play adagio"
Adalia
- noun - a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya
- genus of ladybugs
Adamic
- unknown - Relating to Adam in Bible
Adapid
- noun - extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
Adapin
- noun - a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
Adapts
- verb - adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
- make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"