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English

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈtɛntətɪv/

Noun

A trial; an experiment.

Adjective

Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
Uncertain; subject to future change.

Translations

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Anagrams

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
[1913 Webster]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tentative \Ten*ta"tive\, n. [Cf. F. tentative.]
An essay; a trial; an experiment. --Berkley.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet tentative
adj 1: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon;
"probationary employees"; "a provisional government";
"just a tentative schedule" [syn: probationary, provisional,
provisionary]
2: unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative
conclusions" [syn: doubtful]

Moby Dictionary
acting , ad hoc , ad interim , alternate , alternative , ambling ,
analytic , apprehensive , awkward , backup , band-aid , blankminded ,
callow , canny , careful , cautious , circumspect , claudicant ,
counterfeit , crawling , creeping , creeping like snail , cut-and-try ,
dangerous , deliberate , demurring , desultory , determined , diffident ,
discreet , disinclined , dumb , dummy , easy , empirical , empty ,
empty-headed , equivalent , ersatz , examinational , examinatorial ,
examining , experimental , explorational , explorative , exploratory ,
fact-finding , fake , faltering , feeling , flagging , foot-dragging ,
gauche , gentle , gingerly , gradual , green , groping , guarded ,
halting , hazardous , heedful , hesitant , hesitating , heuristic ,
hit-or-miss , hobbled , hobbling , idle , ignorant , imitation ,
improvisational , improvised , inane , indagative , indecisive ,
indolent , inexperienced , infirm , innocent , insecure , inspectional ,
inspectorial , insubstantial , interim , investigational ,
investigative , investigatory , irresolute , jibbing , judicious ,
jury-rigged , know-nothing , languid , languorous , lazy ,
leaving out nothing , leisurely , limping , lumbering , makeshift ,
makeshifty , mindful , mock , moderate , naive , nescient , noncommittal ,
on guard , overlooking no possibility , pawky , perilous , phony ,
pilot , pinch , poking , poky , politic , precarious , probationary ,
probative , probatory , proving , provisional , provisory , proxy ,
prudent , raw , regardful , relaxed , reluctant , reserve , resolute ,
risky , safe , sauntering , scrupling , secondary , shaky , shifting ,
shifty , shilly-shallying , shuffling , shy , simple , slack , slippery ,
slothful , slow , slow as death , slow as molasses , slow as slow ,
slow to act , slow-crawling , slow-foot , slow-going , slow-legged ,
slow-moving , slow-paced , slow-poky , slow-running , slow-sailing ,
slow-stepped , sluggish , snail-paced , snaillike , spare , speculative ,
staggering , sticking , stickling , stopgap , straining , strange to ,
strolling , substitute , temporary , test , testing , thorough ,
ticklish , timid , toddling , token , tortoiselike , tottering ,
treacherous , trial , trial-and-error , trudging , trying , turtlelike ,
unacquainted , unadventurous , unapprized , uncertain ,
uncommunicative , uncomprehending , unconversant , undaring ,
undependable , uneasy , unenlightened , unenterprising , unfaithworthy ,
unfamiliar , unhurried , unilluminated , uninformed , uninitiated ,
unintelligent , unknowing , unposted , unprecipitate , unreliable ,
unsound , unstable , unsteadfast , unsteady , unsubstantial , unsure ,
untrustworthy , unversed , utility , vacillatory , vacuous ,
venturesome , verificatory , vicarious , waddling , willing , wobbly ,
zetetic