Not definite yet

• Provisional
• Not fixed
• Uncertain
• Provisional shelter local inhabitant originally rejected

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. 2 uncertain; subject to future change. n. A trial; an experiment.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, from Medieval Latin tentativus "trying, testing," from Latin tentatus , past participle of tentare "to feel, try." Related: Tentatively ; tentativeness .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tentative \Ten*ta"tive\, a. [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif. See Tempt .] Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. ``A slow, tentative manner.'' --Carlyle. -- Ten*ta"tive*ly , adv.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" [syn: probationary , provisional , provisionary ] unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions" ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tentative step (= a small action, which is not done in a very determined way ) ▪ The Institute has taken a tentative step towards opening up its meetings to the public. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB more ▪ ...

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