All 4 Uses
tentative
in
The Bell Jar
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- Tentatively, I reached down and touched it.
Chpt 19 *tentatively = in an unsure or hesitant manner
- My eyes moved tentatively to the skirt behind the cup.†
Chpt 4
- I said tentatively, then "Joan!" in confusion and disbelief.†
Chpt 15
- Instead of the old, sure smile that flashed on easily and frequently as a photographer's bulb, his face was grave, even tentative-the face of a man who often does not get what he wants.†
Chpt 20
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)