tentatively

1. 1.

   in a tentative manner

   “we agreed tentatively on a dinner date”

Questions about tentatively

What does tentatively mean?

tentatively means "in a tentative manner".

How many syllables are in tentatively?

tentatively has 4 syllables: ten-tati-ve-ly. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /ˈtɛntətɪvli/.

Is tentatively a common word?

tentatively is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.