adj, noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An employee who is still in their probationary period.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, pertaining to, or subject to probation

Adjective

1. 1
   under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

conditionalcut-and-tryempiricalexperimentalheuristichit-or-miss

Example

More examples

"How long is the probationary period?"

Etymology

From probation + -ary.

Related phrases

probationary period

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