probationary
adjective
being or relating to an act, process, or period of testing, as of a person’s character, performance, qualifications, etc..
probational
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a variation of
probationary.
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a word derived from
probation.
probationnounthe act of testing.
Example Sentences
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Rebecca was given a probational sentence and 180 days of house arrest; her father banned her from talking to Thad again.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2011
Katherine’s offer to begin work at Langley in 1953 had come with a six-month probational appointment.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
There seemed to be something provisional or probational intended, but Dan could not make out what it was, and finally it proved of no practical effect.
From April Hopes by William Dean Howells
The confederation needed us badly enough to admit us to probational membership, but if we ever hope to become full members of the confederation, we must demonstrate our usefulness, our unique skill, as physicians.
From Star Surgeon by Alan Edward Nourse
On this theory of punishment, the man who in his last probational suffering refuses to amend, must be let drop out of existence as incorrigible, and so clearly his final state is one of misery.
From Moral Philosophy by Joseph Rickaby, S.J.
