PROBATIONARY

probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative

(adjective) under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; “probationary employees”; “a provisional government”; “just a tentative schedule”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

probationary (comparative more probationary, superlative most probationary)

Of, pertaining to, or subject to probation

Noun

probationary (plural probationaries)

An employee who is still in their probationary period.

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*ba"tion*a*ry a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to probation; serving for trial. To consider this life . . . as a probationary state. Paley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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