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Antonyms for tentatively


Grammar : Adv
Spell : ten-tuh-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛn tə tɪv



Definition of tentatively

Origin :
  • 1580s, from Medieval Latin tentativus "trying, testing," from Latin tentatus, past participle of tentare "to feel, try," (variant of temptare "to feel, try, test"). Related: Tentatively.
  • adv experimentally
  • adv hesitantly
Example sentences :
  • They half circled about each other, tentatively, snarling and bristling.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • "They might have deserted her for her insurance," suggested Madden tentatively.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • "Perhaps I don't quite follow your meaning," commented the other tentatively.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • "Your stake's pretty big, already," commented Thorpe, tentatively.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • "But perhaps I'd better come in another day," he suggested, tentatively.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • "I suppose it's no use asking you where you are going," said Almayer, tentatively.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
  • Then, tentatively: "But he could be brought to trust you, couldn't he?"
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • "He might ha' done that, to be sure," said Joseph, tentatively.
  • Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray
  • "I have wondered often why you never married again," he remarked, tentatively.
  • Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor
  • Tentatively he pulled at the container cover, it was as firm as if it had been welded on.
  • Extract from : « Warning from the Stars » by Ron Cocking

Synonyms for tentatively

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