All 3 Uses
tentative
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
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- "Shall I find out if your ladyship's coach is ready," he said at last, tentatively.†
Chpt 15
- Marguerite looked at him tentatively once or twice; she could see his handsome profile, and one lazy eye, with its straight fine brow and drooping heavy lid.†
Chpt 16
- She pushed it open tentatively: there was no sound: Frank was evidently not there, and she walked boldly in.†
Chpt 18 *
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)