Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a tentative manner; by way of trial or experiment.
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- adverb Of, or having to do with being
tentative .
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- adverb in a tentative manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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She spoke the word tentatively, as if testing it for its sound.
Carolina Mist Mariah Stewart 1996
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She spoke the word tentatively, as if testing it for its sound.
Carolina Mist Mariah Stewart 1996
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She spoke the word tentatively, as if testing it for its sound.
Carolina Mist Mariah Stewart 1996
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Chile begin tentatively but some brassy moves at the back seem to invigorate the frontman and he rewards us with some classy moves – cheered on by his fellow players.
Pop World Cup 2010: Group H – Chile 1 Honduras 3 | FreakyTrigger 2010
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My position, then, again tentatively, would be opposite that of Rolf
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Seattle: RH Gil Meche tentatively is scheduled to pitch Monday in Tucson.
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She called his name tentatively, then repeated it more loudly.
Gage Butler's Reckoning Davis, Justine 1998
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He spoke the name tentatively, as though seeking a memory on the edge of consciousness.
Sharpe's Devil Cornwell, Bernard 1992
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The three northerners conversed for a moment; then one of them called tentatively, "You fight?"
The Misenchanted Sword Watt-Evans, Lawrence, 1954- 1985
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They spoke His name tentatively, as an experiment, and imitatively.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts Alexander Maclaren 1868
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