Tentative
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adjective.
Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional.
adjective.
Indicating a lack of confidence or certainty; hesitant.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Based on or consisting in trial or experiment; experimental; empirical.
noun.
An essay; a trial; an experiment.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
An essay; a trial; an experiment.
adjective.
Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
trial
; an experiment.
adjective.
Of or pertaining to a
trial
or trials;
essaying
;
experimental
.
adjective.
Uncertain
; subject to future change.
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adjective.
under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
adjective.
unsettled in mind or opinion
Word Usage
"Her expression tentative, she moved slowly toward the chair facing him and hesitantly sat down on it."
Equivalent
conditional
unsettled
Form
tentativeness
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
argumentative
preventative
representative
unrepresentative
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
apologetic
awkward
cautious
doubtful
furtive
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
acting
ad hoc
ad interim
alternate
alternative