provisory

[pruh-vahy-zuh-ree]

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adjective

containing a proviso or condition; conditional.

Origin of provisory

1605–15; < Medieval Latin prōvīsōrius, equivalent to Latin prōvid-, stem of prōvidēre to provide + -tōrius -tory¹, with dt > s

Related formspro·vi·so·ri·ly, adverb

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Related Words for provisory

contingent, fortuitous, guarded, iffy, incidental, inconclusive, limited, modified, obscure, provisional, qualified, relative, reliant, restricted, restrictive, tentative, uncertain, codicillary

Examples from the Web for provisory

Historical Examples of provisory

A provisory government was established, entitled the Government of the National Defence.
The War Upon Religion
Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
Still there remains an expression in the Arrt, that it is provisory only.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson

British Dictionary definitions for provisory

provisory

adjective

containing a proviso; conditional

another word for provisional

making provision

Derived Formsprovisorily, adverb

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