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[ ten-tuh-tiv-lee ] / ˈtɛn tə tɪv li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tentatively ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbas a trial, experiment, or attempt: Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for the 8th of June. in a hesitant or uncertain manner: She spoke tentatively, but apparently thought better of it and stopped. Origin of tentativelytentative + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM tentativelynon·ten·ta·tive·ly, adverbWords nearby tentativelytentacle, tentacled, tentage, tentation, tentative, tentatively, tent bed, tent caterpillar, tent circus, tent city, tent dress Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tentativelyThree decades later, the EEGs of distance-separated twins were studied and tentatively found to correlate. Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death|Patricia Pearson|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST The efforts are proceeding slowly and tentatively because the price differential of the fuel is only one factor to consider. Diesel Trains May Soon Use Natural Gas Instead|The Daily Beast|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST He tentatively suggested that the text is a pastiche compiled by a modern forger with an elementary grasp of Coptic. The ‘Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ is Still as Big a Mystery as Ever|Candida Moss|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Most evangelical colleges teach evolution, albeit quietly, carefully, and often tentatively, although there are exceptions. 2013 Was a Terrible Year for Evolution|Karl W. Giberson|January 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brosnahan called Lopez three days later and told him he tentatively had a match. Lost and Found in Tijuana: Behind an Amazing American Rescue|Christine Pelisek|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST Tentatively he pulled at the container cover, it was as firm as if it had been welded on. Warning from the Stars|Ron Cocking She felt as though life were tentatively loaning her something which would be taken away after a time. Jennie Gerhardt|Theodore Dreiser "But Mademoiselle Madeleine is rather a handsome girl," he observed, tentatively. Mlle. Fouchette|Charles Theodore Murray "There's a poem called 'A Leave-taking,'" said he, tentatively, at length. The Boss of Taroomba|E. W. Hornung Tentatively, he pushed a slide he remembered touching before. The Worshippers|Damon Francis Knight
Words related to tentativelyconditionally, temporarily, provisionally, questionably, uncertainly, undecidedly |