tentatively

/ˈtɛntətɪvli/

tentatively adverb: in a tentative manner.

Adverb

tentatively (comparative more tentatively, superlative most tentatively)

In a tentative manner.
- This last activity was studied in the second paper of this series and it was suggested tentatively that the peculiarly adaptive discoördination in this and other reactions might be due to the pull of part upon part, acting through the substrate.1922, Hamilton, “Coördination in the Starfish”, in Knight Dunlap, Robert M. Yerkes, editors, The Journal of Comparative Psychology, volume II, Baltimore, page 90

தேர்வு முறையாக, தோவு முறையாக

She tentatively backed away from the streetlights and went into the dark.
Streetlamps started to flicker tentatively—yellow buds, intimating the arrival of the full glow.
Tentatively she whistled the children's tune, “Run, chillen, run; the patterroller get you—"

comparative	more tentatively
superlative	most tentatively

From tentative + -ly.

What does tentatively mean?: Tentatively means in a tentative manner.
What is tentatively in Tamil?: Tentatively in Tamil is தேர்வு முறையாக, தோவு முறையாக. See Tentatively meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tentatively?: Tentatively is an adverb.
How do you pronounce tentatively?: Tentatively is pronounced /ˈtɛntətɪvli/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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