provisional
adjective
providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary.
provisionalness
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a word derived from
provisional.
Example Sentences
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There is no anarchy, nor uncertainty, nor paralysing air of provisionalness in such a frame of mind.
From On Compromise by John Morley
