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provisory

[ pruh-vahy-zuh-ree ]
/ prəˈvaɪ zə ri /
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adjective

containing a proviso or condition; conditional.
provisional(defs 1, 2).

Words related to provisory

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

Words nearby provisory

provirus, provision, provisional, provisional wing of the irish republican army, proviso, provisory, provitamin, provitamin a, provitamin d2, provo, provocateur

Origin of provisory

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

OTHER WORDS FROM provisory

pro·vi·so·ri·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for provisory

provisory
/ (prəˈvaɪzərɪ) /

adjective

containing a proviso; conditional
another word for provisional
making provision

Derived forms of provisory

provisorily, adverb
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