D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Tentative

/tĕn'-tət-ĭv/ · Ten·ta·tive · IPA /ˈtɛntətɪv/
01 a. Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
02 n. An essay; a trial; an experiment.
  1. 1.
    An essay; a trial; an experiment.