probationallyadv.
/prəˈbeɪʃn̩əli/, /prəˈbeɪʃn̩l̩i/, /prəˈbeɪʃənl̩i/, /prəˈbeɪʃ(ə)nəli/, U.S. /proʊˈbeɪʃ(ə)nəli/ On a probationary or trial basis, as a probationer; provisionally.
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the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adverb] > provisionally or temporarily
passingly1340
pro tempore1468
while1508
temporally1530
provisionally1597
interlocutorily1620
for the nonce1672
temporarilya1686
ad interim1701
probationally1707
pro tem1777
provisorily1802
to the nonce1802
temporaneously1818
transitionally1832
the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [adjective]
probationally1707
testing1847
bench-testing1888
1707 S. Parker tr. Eccl. Hist. Socrates, Sozomen, & Theodorit i. 19 The Titular of Adoptive Sons of God are represented..as Beings that either had been or were probationally Candidates for so great a Title.
1799 Evangelical Mag. 7 180 For four months he preached to them one part of the day, and then was invited to labour probationally among them for three months longer.
1845 Times 29 July 4/5 At present all candidates for employment in public offices were engaged for the first year only probationally.
1919 Classical Jrnl. 14 542 The nearer peoples when well Romanized were admitted to full Roman citizenship; others were probationally accorded a share of such rights with a promise of ultimate full rights.
1974 C. S. Thomas in A. Rapoport Game Theory as Theory of Confl. Resol. 97 Once his theory..is corroborated by experimental evidence he may probationally accept it as correct.
2008 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 3 July 2 Schools must be provisionally or probationally approved by the state Department of Education.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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