tentative
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ten·ta·tive
(tĕn'tə-tĭv) 
adj.
tentativeness ten'ta·tive·ness n.
adj.
- Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional: tentative plans.
- Uncertain; hesitant.
[Medieval Latin tentātīvus, from Latin tentātus, past participle of tentāre, to try, variant of temptāre.]
tentatively ten'ta·tive·ly adv.tentativeness ten'ta·tive·ness n.
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tentative
adjective
- Not perfected, elaborated, or completed: preliminary, rough, sketchy, unfinished, unperfected, unpolished. See start/end.
- Depending on or containing a condition or conditions: conditional, provisional, provisory. See limited/unlimited.
- Given to or exhibiting hesitation: halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, shilly-shally, timid, vacillant, vacillatory. See decide/hesitate.
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tentative
adj
Definition: conditional, experimental
Antonyms: certain, decisive, definite, final, sure
adj
Definition: indefinite, uncertain
Antonyms: certain, conclusive, definite, sure
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tentative
IN BRIEF: Done for the time being; not definitely decided; temporary. Also:Unsure.
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tentative
adj
Not final or definite, such as an experimental or clinical finding that has not been validated.
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Tentative
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - prøvende, forsøgsvis
Nederlands (Dutch)
voorzichtig
Français (French)
adj. - timide, hésitant, provisoire, expérimental
Deutsch (German)
adj. - zaghaft, vorläufig, Probe-
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δοκιμαστικός, πειραματικός, προσωρινός
Italiano (Italian)
sperimentale, provvisorio, tentativo
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - experimental
Русский (Russian)
пробный, опытный, экспериментальный, ориентировочный, предполагаемый, предварительный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - provisional, provisorio, de tanteo, tentativa
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - försöks-, experimentell, provisorisk, trevande, tveksam, försiktig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
试验性质的, 暂时的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 試驗性質的, 暫時的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 시험적인, 주저하는, 불확실한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 試験的な, 仮の, ためらいがちな
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مؤقت, غير نهائي, تجريبي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ניסיוני, זמני, הססני
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