Provisory

//pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of provisional.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Temporary; pending something more permanent.
  2. 2
    Containing a proviso or condition.

    "The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance."

  3. 3
    Dependent on a proviso or condition.

    "A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail."

Adjective
  1. 1
    subject to a proviso wordnet

Synonyms

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conditionalconditionaldependentfixedgiveninterim

Example

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"The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”).

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