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tentative |
3 definitions found 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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