Tentatively

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tentative \Ten*ta"tive\, a. [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif.
     See {Tempt}.]
     Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying;
     experimental. "A slow, tentative manner." --Carlyle. --
     {Ten*ta"tive*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tentatively
       adv : in a tentative manner; "we agreed tentatively on a dinner
             date"