Tentative
21tentative — adjective 1 not definite or certain, because you may want to change your mind: We ve fixed a tentative date for the meeting. 2 done without confidence: a tentative smile tentatively adverb: Albi knocked tentatively and entered. tentativeness noun …
22tentative — adjective 1) tentative arrangements Syn: provisional, unconfirmed, preliminary, exploratory, experimental 2) he took a few tentative steps Syn: hesitant, uncertain, cautious, timid, hesitating …
23tentative — UK [ˈtentətɪv] / US adjective 1) not definite, or not certain a tentative agreement/deal 2) not confident a tentative look/smile Derived word: tentatively adverb The peace talks are tentatively planned for next week …
24tentative — ten•ta•tive [[t]ˈtɛn tə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt: a tentative agreement[/ex] 2) unsure; not definite or positive; hesitant: a tentative smile[/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90; < ML… …
25tentative — adj. & n. adj. 1 done by way of trial, experimental. 2 hesitant, not definite (tentative suggestion; tentative acceptance). n. an experimental proposal or theory. Derivatives: tentatively adv. tentativeness n. Etymology: med.L tentativus (as… …
26tentative — (tan ta ti v ) s. f. 1° Action par laquelle on tente, on essaye de faire réussir quelque chose. • L office de bouffon a ses prérogatives ; Mais souvent on rabat nos libres tentatives, MOL. Princ. d Él. I, 2. • Vous voyez que tous vos amis… …
27tentative — adj. Tentative is used with these nouns: ↑agreement, ↑conclusion, ↑date, ↑diagnosis, ↑sip, ↑step, ↑suggestion …
28tentative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. experimental, provisional, conditional, temporary, makeshift. See expedience, experiment. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. provisional, probationary, unconfirmed, not final, not settled, conditional,… …
29tentative — /ˈtɛntətɪv / (say tentuhtiv) adjective 1. of the nature of, or made or done as, a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental. 2. hesitant; cautious; diffident: *One very tentative conclusion is that some middle class girls, far from being the… …
30tentative — La Tentative des Theologiens …
