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tentativeness Definition


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tentative
adj
    1. Not finalized or completed; provisional.
    2. Uncertain; hesitant; cautious.
      Thesaurus: speculative, conjectural, experimental, unsettled, indefinite, unconfirmed; cautious, hesitant, uncertain, faltering, timid; Antonym: definite, conclusive, decisive.
Derivative: tentatively
adverb
    Derivative: tentativeness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin tentare to try.



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