Both Uses of
tentative
in
The Age of Innocence
- "That young tutor is an interesting fellow: we had some awfully good talk after dinner about books and things," he threw out tentatively in the hansom.†
Chpt 20 *
- M. Riviere continued to study him with tentative eyes.†
Chpt 25 *
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)