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Definitions
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old French tente, from Vulgar Latin *tendita, from feminine past participle of Latin tendere, to stretch out; see ten- in Indo-European roots.Middle English tente, from Old French, from tenter, to probe, from Latin tentāre, to feel, try; see tentative.Middle English tenten, from tent, attention, short for attent, from Old French attente, from Vulgar Latin *attendita, from feminine past participle of Latin attendere, to wait on; see attend.
Examples
“She spoke the word tentatively, as if testing it for its sound.”
“Chile begin tentatively but some brassy moves at the back seem to invigorate the frontman and he rewards us with some classy moves – cheered on by his fellow players.”
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“My position, then, again tentatively, would be opposite that of Rolf”
“Seattle: RH Gil Meche tentatively is scheduled to pitch Monday in Tucson.”
“She called his name tentatively, then repeated it more loudly.”
Gage Butler's Reckoning
“He spoke the name tentatively, as though seeking a memory on the edge of consciousness.”
Sharpe's Devil
“The three northerners conversed for a moment; then one of them called tentatively, "You fight?”
The Misenchanted Sword
“They spoke His name tentatively, as an experiment, and imitatively.”
“Notice of such special meeting, setting forth the terms tentatively agreed upon, shall be mailed and pub - lished in the manner and to the extent provided for the notices referred to in section forty-seven.”
Internet Archive: Acts and resolves passed by the General Court
“Promoting a belief in large-scale exceptions to such physical principles, even tentatively, is not ’skepticism’.”
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Adverbia
A long list of adverbs, beginning with full-drive. Someone has to list them.
Read some sniping and some informative commentary about adverbs here.
Reesetee's list Conjunctive Adv...full-drive, portentously, unlawfully, legally, heterogeneously, consumingly, clancularly, inconsolably, prepositionally, retrogressively, symptomatically, decrepitly and 2243 more...
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