Provisionary (Adjective)
Meaning
Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company hired new staff on a provisionary basis, with a three-month trial period before offering a permanent contract.
- In the wake of the coup, a provisionary council was established to oversee the country's transition to democracy.
- Students who had not yet met the language requirement were provisionary accepted into the program.
- The city council agreed to the proposal on a provisionary basis, pending further review and public comment.
- The group's decision on the venue change was provisionary, and it could still be revised based on new information.