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ten·ta·tive    (tnt-tv) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional: tentative plans.
2. Uncertain; hesitant.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin tenttvus, from Latin tenttus, past participle of tentre, to try, variant of temptre

OTHER FORMS:
tenta·tive·ly (Adverb), tenta·tive·ness (Noun)

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