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tentative
not certain or fixed; provisional
In more detail
1. (adjective) not definite or certain; likely to change
2. (adjective) done without confidence; hesitant
Examples
- 1. We made a tentative plan to meet next week, but we might change the date.
- 2. She gave a tentative smile, unsure if her joke was funny.
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