All 7 Uses of
tentative
in
The House of Mirth
- She spoke with the intention of making him see that, if his words implied a tentative allusion to her private affairs, she was prepared to meet and repudiate it.†
Chpt 1.15 *
- She glanced tentatively at Selden's motionless profile, and resumed with a slight sigh: "Well, all I can say is, I wish she'd give ME some of her discarded opportunities.†
Chpt 2.1
- He added tentatively, after pausing to grope for a cigarette: "Miss Bart's an old friend of yours, I believe?†
Chpt 2.1
- She held firmly to Mrs. Bry's wavering eye while she gave this explanation, but when it was over Selden saw her send a tentative glance from one to another of the women's faces.†
Chpt 2.3
- Mrs. Fisher continued to observe her tentatively.†
Chpt 2.5 *
- Though she and her hostess had not met since the latter's tentative discussion of her future, Lily knew that the acuteness which enabled Mrs. Fisher to lay a safe and pleasant course through a world of antagonistic forces was not infrequently exercised for the benefit of her friends.†
Chpt 2.6
- She lifted her eyes tentatively to Lily's face, and then added with a burst of courage: "Why won't you get right into the cars and come home with me while I get baby's supper?†
Chpt 2.13
Definitions:
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(tentative as in: said it tentatively) done in a careful or unsure way (indicating a lack of confidence in exactly what will happen)
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(tentative as in: a tentative plan) subject to change (likely or possibly going to change)