All 3 Uses of
tentative
in
Me Before You
- Buds burst from brown branches, perennials forcing their way tentatively through the dark, claggy soil.†
p. 103.0 *tentatively = in an unsure or hesitant manner
- I said tentatively.†
p. 357.5
- At first, a tentative trickle, stepping off trains or out of cars in brightly colored waterproof coats, clutching their guidebooks and National Trust membership; then, as the air warmed and the season crept forward, disgorged alongside the belch and hiss of their coaches, clogging up the high street, Americans, Japanese, and packs of foreign schoolchildren dotted the perimeter of the castle.†
p. 155.1
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)