pretentative

adj

pretentative

adj

Etymology From pre- + tentative: compare Latin praetentare to try beforehand.

1

Fitted for trial beforehand; experimental.

  • c. 1620, Henry Wotton, a letter This is but an exploratory, and pretentative purpose between us

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