tentatively

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tentatively

/ˈtɛntətɪvli/

adverb more tentatively · most tentatively

In a tentative manner. This last activity was studied in the second paper of this series and it was suggested tentatively that the peculiarly adaptive discoördination in this and other reactions might be due to the pull of part upon part, acting through the substrate.

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Closest in meaning: hesitantly, timidly, cautiously, temporarily, provisionally, initially, possibly, normally, temporally, primarily, conditionally, indicative, principle, theoretically, preliminarily, experimentally

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adv of, or having to do with being tentative

Français	expérimentalement
Deutsch	versuchsweise, vorläufig
Italiano	tentativamente
Русский	экспериментально eksperimentalʹno, пробно probno, неуверенно neuverenno

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@misc{tentatively_2026,
  title = {tentatively},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tentatively},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}