tentative
hesitant, uncertain
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
tentative = probierend, provisorisch, tastend, Versuchs-, vorläufig, vorsichtig vorantastend
tentative draft = erster Entwurf
tentative draft = erster Entwurf
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tentative
(adjective)
Etymology: Medieval Latin tentativus, from Latin tentatus, past participle of tentare, temptare to feel
Date: 1626
1 : not fully worked out or developed (tentative plans)
2 : HESITANT, UNCERTAIN (a tentative smile)
- ten-ta-tive-ly adverb
- ten-ta-tive-ness noun
Don't be tentative with the word 'tentative' it's well known in English!
Synonyms:
acting, ad interim, conjectural, contingent, dependent, experimental, iffy, indefinite, makeshift, not final, not settled, on trial, probationary, provisional, provisionary, provisory, speculative, temporary, test, trial, unconfirmed, undecided, unsettled
(adjective)
Etymology: Medieval Latin tentativus, from Latin tentatus, past participle of tentare, temptare to feel
Date: 1626
1 : not fully worked out or developed (tentative plans)
2 : HESITANT, UNCERTAIN (a tentative smile)
- ten-ta-tive-ly adverb
- ten-ta-tive-ness noun
Don't be tentative with the word 'tentative' it's well known in English!
Synonyms:
acting, ad interim, conjectural, contingent, dependent, experimental, iffy, indefinite, makeshift, not final, not settled, on trial, probationary, provisional, provisionary, provisory, speculative, temporary, test, trial, unconfirmed, undecided, unsettled
