About The Word Tentative
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Tentative
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What's The Definition Of Tentative?
[adj] under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"
[adj] unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tentative: conditional | doubtful | probationary | provisional | provisionary | unsettled Related Terms | Find terms related to Tentative: See Also | Tentative In Webster's Dictionary \Ten*ta"tive\, a. [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif.
See {Tempt}.]
Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying;
experimental. ``A slow, tentative manner.'' --Carlyle. --
{Ten*ta"tive*ly}, adv.
\Ten*ta"tive\, n. [Cf. F. tentative.] An essay; a trial; an experiment. --Berkley. |
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