PROVISIONARY

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

provisionary (comparative more provisionary, superlative most provisionary)

provisional

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*vi"sion*a*ry, a.

Definition: Provisional. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 October 2024

CONSCIENTIOUS

(adjective) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; “a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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