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tentative

 
/ˈten·tə·t̬ɪv/ adj

Definition

not certain or confident: We have tentative plans to go to Hawaii in February. tentatively
 
/ˈtent·ət̬·ɪv·li/ adv
We have tentatively agreed to buy that house.
(Definition of tentative adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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