Tentatively
/ˈtɛntətɪvli/ adv
adv ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 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."
Adverb
- 1 in a tentative manner wordnet
Example
More examples"We've set the meeting tentatively for Monday. It's subject to change."
Etymology
From tentative + -ly.