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tentative as in: said it tentatively
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The puppy approached us tentatively until it knew we wouldn't harm it.
tentatively = in a careful way (indicating a lack of confidence)
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She took a tentative step to see if her injured ankle would support her weight.tentative = careful
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The siren song of the void puts you on edge; it makes your movements tentative, clumsy, herkyjerky. (source)tentative = careful or unsure
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"I'm —I'm Colin Creevey," he said breathlessly, taking a tentative step forward. (source)tentative = in an unsure way (indicating a lack of confidence)
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Tentatively he began to ride in daylight. (source)Tentatively = done in a careful way (indicating a lack of confidence in exactly what will happen)
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He and I have been exchanging looks for the past year as Susan and Caleb flirt in the tentative way known only to the Abnegation. (source)tentative = hesitant or timid
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With his hand holding my face toward his, Maxon lowered his lips to mine and gave me the faintest whisper of a kiss. Something about the tentativeness of it made me feel beautiful. (source)tentativeness = gentleness (careful and unsure manner)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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I tentatively bite into one, and it's as good as our blackberries. (source)tentatively = done in a careful way indicating a lack of confidence
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Then the sounds of the forest returned: the first tentative croak of a tree frog, the buzz of one cicada, and then the full chorus. (source)tentative = hesitant or timid
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I lay down next to her, and Gramps tentatively sat down on the other side. (source)tentatively = in a careful or unsure way
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There was something about watching Almondine from the barn, thirty yards distant, something in her carriage, tentative and almost frail, that finally made Edgar understand how cruel he'd been. (source)tentative = cautious
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She walked tentatively down the steps, knowing that no words were required. (source)tentatively = in a hesitant, unsure manner
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Within a few more days, Dad seemed almost normal, except that he'd become tentative, even kind of shy. (source)tentative = unsure (showing a lack of confidence)
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He spoke carefully, almost tentatively, yet his treason had been so brazen. (source)tentatively = in a hesitant, unsure manner
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tentative as in: a tentative plan
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My plans are still tentative.
tentative = subject to change (likely or possibly going to change)
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I have a tentative plan, but don't want to make any promises until I discuss it with some friends.
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The tentative period was over; all our arrangements had been perfected.† (source)
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As my eyes began to adjust to the darkness, I let out a tentative sigh of relief. (source)tentative = subject to change (possibly going to change)
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He figures the truth is the best way to begin even a tentative friendship. (source)tentative = careful (indicating a lack of confidence)
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I AM CONTENT WITH TENTATIVENESS FROM DAY TO DAY.'† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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the race-meeting undoubtedly complicated the plans we had made tentatively beforehand. (source)tentatively = with an expectation that there might be changes
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It was April and everything alive was tentative. (source)tentative = subject to change (likely or possibly going to change)
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Miles didn't notice the tentativeness of her answer.† (source)
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It was the pre-evening hour during an international conference, a thousand tentative plans being made, rank and courtesan separated by glances of approval and rebuke, odd groupings everywhere. (source)tentative = subject to change (possibly going to change)
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An air of tentativeness about him.† (source)
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Tentative plans for the next issue were outlined, and decisions about the content of the magazine were made for several months in advance. (source)
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All the tentativeness, doubt, and inauthenticity that plagued him slithered away without a trace, a sound.† (source)
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A plan forms in my head, tentative, outlandish, and mad enough that it just might work. (source)tentative = subject to change (likely or possibly going to change)
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