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English Dictionary: tentative	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tentative adj under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" Synonym(s): probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions" Synonym(s): doubtful, tentative
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tentative \Tenta"tive\, a. [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif. See {Tempt}.] Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. [bd]A slow, tentative* manner.[b8] --Carlyle. -- {Tenta"tively}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tentative \Ten*ta"tive\, n. [Cf. F. tentative.] An essay; a trial; an experiment. --Berkley.