tentative

[Ten*ta·tive]

Choose the adjective tentative to describe something you are unsure or hesitant about. On Monday, you can make tentative plans for the weekend, but it's too early to commit to one party or another.

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Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.

Adjective S.
under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

Adjective S.
unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"


a.
Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.

n.
An essay; a trial; an experiment.


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.

Tentative

Ten*ta"tive, n. [Cf. F. tentative.] An essay; a trial; an experiment. Berkley.

Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.

An essay; a trial; an experiment.

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Usage Examples

Right now people seem to be very tentative about the positive benefits of capitalism.

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Other Usage Examples

Science goes from question to question big questions, and little, tentative answers. The questions as they age grow ever broader, the answers are seen to be more limited.

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