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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).

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

provisional, provisional wing of the irish republican army, provisioner, provisions, proviso, provisory, provitamin, provitamin a, provitamin d2, provo, provocate

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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British Dictionary definitions for provisory

provisory

/ (prəˈvaɪzərɪ) /

adjective

containing a proviso; conditional
another word for provisional
making provision
Derived Formsprovisorily, adverb
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