Both Uses
tentative
in
I Am the Cheese
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- He remembered asking his father, tentatively, afraid that he was invading his privacy, how much it had hurt him to start life over, to give up his old life, his career, his friends.
Chpt 25 *tentatively = in an unsure or hesitant manner
- He cried out once or twice, softly, tentatively.†
Chpt 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(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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(2)
(tentative as in: a tentative plan) subject to change (likely or possibly going to change)
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)