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tentative(dictionary)

tentative (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: tentativus, from Latin tentare; TEMPT]
not definite or certain, and may be changed later
-synonym provisional provisional
-opposite definite definite
::I passed on my tentative conclusions to the police.
::The government is taking tentative steps towards tackling the country's economic problems.
done without confidence
-synonym hesitant hesitant
::a tentative smile
-- tentatively adv
::Albi knocked tentatively and entered.
-- tentativeness n [U]