tentatively
Use Tentatively in a sentence
tə adjective
1.
of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental: a tentative report on her findings.
2.
unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant: a tentative smile on his face.
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tentative (ˈtɛntətɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | provisional or experimental; conjectural |
| 2. | hesitant, uncertain, or cautious |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin tentātīvus, from Latin tentāre to test] | |
| 'tentatively | |
| —adv | |
| 'tentativeness | |
| —n | |
| tentative (ˈtɛntətɪv) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | provisional or experimental; conjectural |
| 2. | hesitant, uncertain, or cautious |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin tentātīvus, from Latin tentāre to test] | |
| 'tentatively | |
| —adv | |
| 'tentativeness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
tentative
1580s, from M.L. tentativus "trying, testing," from L. tentatus, pp. of tentare "to feel, try," (variant of temptare "to feel, try, test"). Related: Tentatively.
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Example sentences
Now it seems, tentatively, to be flexing a few muscles of its own.
In fact, new plants are on the way, however tentatively.
Some genes have even been linked, tentatively, to these conduct disorders.
After a decade of painful decline, manufacturing is tentatively adding jobs.
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