Definition of Provisionary

1. Adjective. Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon. "Just a tentative schedule"

Exact synonyms: Probationary, Provisional, Tentative
Similar to: Conditional
Derivative terms: Probation, Probation, Provision

Definition of Provisionary

1. a. Provisional.

Definition of Provisionary

1. Adjective. provisional ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Provisionary

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Provisionary

proving
proving ground
provings
provining
proviolence
proviolent
proviral
provirus
proviruses
provision
provisional
provisional job
provisionality
provisionally
provisionals
provisionary (current term)
provisioned
provisioner
provisioners
provisioning
provisions
proviso
proviso quod
provisoes
provisor
provisorily
provisors
provisorship
provisorships
provisory

Literary usage of Provisionary

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sufferings of the Royal Family During the Revolution in France: Deduced by Antoinette Marie (1902)
"... of the loth of August was superseded by another, with the title of provisionary municipality. Many of the former municipal officers were re-elected. ..."

2. A Forbidden Land: Voyages to the Corea by Ernst Oppert (1880)
"... refused—Final departure of the "China"—Conclusion—Text of proposed provisionary treaty which was to have been concluded with the kingdom of Corea. ..."

3. A Forbidden Land: Voyages to the Corea by Ernst Oppert (1880)
"... refused—Final departure of the "China"—Conclusion—Text of proposed provisionary treaty which was to have been concluded with the kingdom of Corea. ..."

4. The Analytical History of India: From the Earliest Times to the Abolition of by Robert Sewell (1870)
"... and the progress observable in all branches of society, native and European. (III.)—Sir Charles Metcalfe, provisionary Governor-General, ..."

5. Legislation on Insanity: A Collection of All the Lunacy Laws of the States by George Leib Harrison (1884)
"The court, upon the request of the provisionary administrator, ... The provisionary administrator shall in both cases l>e the special attorney. Article 34. ..."

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