Friday, 28 October 2016

Tentative

Friday 28th October 2016

Tentative - /ˈtɛntətɪv/

Adjective
1. Not certain or fixed; provisional.
2. Done without confidence; hesitant.


Example sentence
Adjective
A tentative conclusion’
He eventually tried a few tentative steps round his hospital room’

Origin
Late 16th century: from medieval Latin tentativus, from tentare, variant of temptare handle, try.


Thanks to: www.oxforddictionaries.com

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