provisory
English
Etymology
proviso + -ory
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi/
- Hyphenation: pro‧vi‧so‧ry
Adjective
provisory (comparative more provisory, superlative most provisory)
- containing a proviso
- The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance.
- dependent on a proviso or condition
- A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail.
- temporary; pending something more permanent
Synonyms
- (relating to a proviso) conditional
- (pending something) provisional, temporary, transitory
Derived terms
- provisorily
Related terms
- provide, provided
- providing
- provident
- provider
Translations
containing provisoes
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dependent on a condition
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pending something more permanent
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