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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ten•ta•tive /ˈtɛntətɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - of the nature of an experiment:reached a tentative agreement and prevented a strike.
- unsure;
not definite or positive;
hesitant:a tentative smile.
ten•ta•tive•ly, adv. ten•ta•tive•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ten•ta•tive (ten′tə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt;
experimental:a tentative report on her findings. - unsure;
uncertain;
not definite or positive;
hesitant:a tentative smile on his face.
- Medieval Latin tentātīvus, equivalent. to Latin tentāt(us) (past participle of tentāre, variant of temptāre to test; see tempt) + -īvus -ive
- 1580–90
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