tentative
Meanings
Plural: tentatives
Adjective Satellite
- under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
- "just a tentative schedule"
- unsettled in mind or opinion
- "drew a few tentative conclusions"
Noun
- A trial; an experiment; an attempt.
- A schedule for an event or a programme.
Adj
- Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
- Uncertain; subject to future change.
- Restrained; polite; feeling one's way, not using full force.
Origin / Etymology
From Medieval Latin tentātīvus (“trying, testing”), from tentō, past participle tentātus (“to try, test”); see tent, tempt.
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Scrabble Score: 12
tentative is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordtentative is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tentative is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
tentative is a valid Words With Friends word