tentativeadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛntətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈtɛn(t)ədɪv/

Etymology: < medieval Latin tentātīvus adjective (tentātīva noun in Scholastic Latin), < tentāt- , participial stem of tentāre for temptāre to try: see tempt v. and -ive suffix. So French tentative noun (16th cent. in Godefroy Compl.), examination, attempt; also as adjective, experimental (obsolete).

A. adj.

Of the nature of an experiment, trial, or attempt; made or done provisionally as an experiment; experimental.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [adjective]

tentative1588

tentatorya1624

peirasticala1653

peirastic1656

probational1670

experimental1817

experimentative1825

1588 [implied in: J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 7 But to put the case, and..to proceede tentatiuely, and discoursiuely, as the foresaid schoolemen vse to call it. (at tentatively adv.)].

1626 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VIII. O.T. xx. 81 Falshood, though it be but tentatiue, is neither needed, nor approued by the God of truth.

1765 S. Johnson Pref. to Shakespear's Plays p. vi Works tentative and experimental must be estimated by their proportion to the general and collective ability of man.

1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) II. iv. ii. 241 The interpretations must therefore be regarded as tentative.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §3. 364 A policy of this limited, practical, tentative order was..best suited to the England of her day.

B. n.

a. Something done as an experiment or trial; an essay, an attempt; †a hostile attempt (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > [noun]

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onfall1837

hurrah1841

beat-up of quarters1870

offensive1887

strafe1915

grand slam1916

hop-over1918

run1941

strike1942

the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > an attempt

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wham1957

play1961

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] > an experiment

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say-hand1712

try-out1903

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 175 They had no time to get out..any tentative of theirs serving them to no purpose, for that the citie was walled round about.

1687 P. Rycaut Hist. Turks II. 321 He was going to make a tentative upon Palotta, a place of good strength.

1692 W. Temple Mem. in Wks. (1731) I. 431 They tried some little Tentatives upon us, whether we would be content to leave out all Mention of his Majesty's Mediation, as well as that of the Pope's?

1898 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 609 Tentatives were made in both directions.

b. Trying, experimenting; experimentation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun]

fandingOE

fanda1325

saya1393

assayc1450

trial1570

examen1609

experimentation1674

experiment1678

examination1819

tâtonnement1847

tentative1865

adventurism1923

1865 G. Grote Plato I. xvii. 493 A process, more or less tedious, of tentative and groping.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tentative
释义	tentativeadj.n. Brit. /ˈtɛntətɪv/, U.S. /ˈtɛn(t)ədɪv/ Etymology: < medieval Latin tentātīvus adjective (tentātīva noun in Scholastic Latin), < tentāt- , participial stem of tentāre for temptāre to try: see tempt v. and -ive suffix. So French tentative noun (16th cent. in Godefroy Compl.), examination, attempt; also as adjective, experimental (obsolete). A. adj. Of the nature of an experiment, trial, or attempt; made or done provisionally as an experiment; experimental. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [adjective] tentative1588 tentatorya1624 peirasticala1653 peirastic1656 probational1670 experimental1817 experimentative1825 1588 [implied in: J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 7 But to put the case, and..to proceede tentatiuely, and discoursiuely, as the foresaid schoolemen vse to call it. (at tentatively adv.)]. 1626 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VIII. O.T. xx. 81 Falshood, though it be but tentatiue, is neither needed, nor approued by the God of truth. 1765 S. Johnson Pref. to Shakespear's Plays p. vi Works tentative and experimental must be estimated by their proportion to the general and collective ability of man. 1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) II. iv. ii. 241 The interpretations must therefore be regarded as tentative. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §3. 364 A policy of this limited, practical, tentative order was..best suited to the England of her day. B. n. a. Something done as an experiment or trial; an essay, an attempt; †a hostile attempt (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] fiend-reseOE frumresec1275 assault1297 sault1297 inracea1300 sailing13.. venuea1330 checkc1330 braid1340 affrayc1380 outrunningc1384 resinga1387 wara1387 riota1393 assailc1400 assayc1400 onset1423 rake?a1425 pursuitc1425 assemblinga1450 brunta1450 oncominga1450 assembly1487 envaya1500 oncomea1500 shovea1500 front1523 scry1523 attemptate1524 assaulting1548 push1565 brash1573 attempt1584 affront?1587 pulse1587 affret1590 saliaunce1590 invasion1591 assailment1592 insultation1596 aggressa1611 onslaught1613 source1616 confronta1626 impulsion1631 tentative1632 essaya1641 infall1645 attack1655 stroke1698 insult1710 coup de main1759 onfall1837 hurrah1841 beat-up of quarters1870 offensive1887 strafe1915 grand slam1916 hop-over1918 run1941 strike1942 the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > an attempt tastec1330 assayc1386 proffera1400 proof?a1400 pluck?1499 saymenta1500 minta1522 attemptate1531 attempt1548 attemption1565 say1568 trice1579 offer1581 fling1590 tempt1597 essay1598 trial1614 tentative1632 molition1643 conamen1661 put1661 tentamen1673 conatus1722 shot1756 go1784 ettle1790 shy1824 hack1830 try1832 pop1839 slap1840 venture1842 stagger1865 flutter1874 whack1884 whirl1884 smack1889 swipe1892 buck1913 lash1941 wham1957 play1961 the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] > an experiment experiencec1384 adventurec1405 conclusion1430 experiment1594 essay1605 specimen1610 tentative1632 periclitation1658 tentamen1673 say-hand1712 try-out1903 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 175 They had no time to get out..any tentative of theirs serving them to no purpose, for that the citie was walled round about. 1687 P. Rycaut Hist. Turks II. 321 He was going to make a tentative upon Palotta, a place of good strength. 1692 W. Temple Mem. in Wks. (1731) I. 431 They tried some little Tentatives upon us, whether we would be content to leave out all Mention of his Majesty's Mediation, as well as that of the Pope's? 1898 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 609 Tentatives were made in both directions. b. Trying, experimenting; experimentation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] fandingOE fanda1325 saya1393 assayc1450 trial1570 examen1609 experimentation1674 experiment1678 examination1819 tâtonnement1847 tentative1865 adventurism1923 1865 G. Grote Plato I. xvii. 493 A process, more or less tedious, of tentative and groping. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1588
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