Provisionary

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    provisional

    "The good news in the Case-Shiller index, the most widely watched source of price information about the housing market, is equally provisionary."

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

Synonyms

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probationaryprobationaryprovisionaltentative

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"The good news in the Case-Shiller index, the most widely watched source of price information about the housing market, is equally provisionary."

Etymology

From provision + -ary.

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