tentative
adjective/ˈtentətɪv/
/ˈtentətɪv/
- (of an arrangement, agreement, etc.) not definite or certain because you may want to change it later
- We made a tentative arrangement to meet on Friday.
- tentative conclusions
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- not behaving or done with confidence synonym hesitant
- a tentative greeting
- Her English is correct but tentative.
- I'm taking the first tentative steps towards fitness.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin tentativus, from tentare, variant of temptare ‘handle, try’.
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