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tentatively

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ten·ta·tive  (tnt-tv)
adj.
1. Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional: tentative plans.
2. Uncertain; hesitant.
[Medieval Latin tenttvus, from Latin tenttus, past participle of tentre, to try, variant of temptre.]
tenta·tive·ly adv.
tenta·tive·ness n.
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Adv.1.tentatively - in a tentative manner; "we agreed tentatively on a dinner date"
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tentatively [ˈtɛntətɪvlɪ] adv → con indecisión (= provisionally); provisionalmente
tentatively [ˈtɛntətɪvlɪ] tentative adv [suggest] → versuchsweise; [wave etc] → zögernd


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