Tentatively
['tɛntətɪvli]
Definition
(adv.) in a tentative manner; 'we agreed tentatively on a dinner date'.
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Examples
- That young tutor is an interesting fellow: we had some awfully good talk after dinner about books and things, he threw out tentatively in the hansom. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- She put her hand tentatively on his. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Mrs. Fisher continued to observe her tentatively. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He added tentatively, after pausing to grope for a cigarette: Miss Bart's an old friend of yours, I believe? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- We will go tentatively to Montreux. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Then, rather tentatively: 'When's yours coming off, then? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Then he moved tentatively. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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