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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tentative \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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tentative \Ten*ta"tive\, n. [Cf. F. tentative.]
An essay; a trial; an experiment. --Berkley.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
tentative
adj 1: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
"probationary employees"; "a provisional government";
"just a tentative schedule" [syn: {probationary}, {provisional},
{provisionary}]
2: unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative
conclusions" [syn: {doubtful}]
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