provisory

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi/

Definition of provisory

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Temporary; pending something more permanent.
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adj

  1. Temporary; pending something more permanent.
  2. Containing a proviso or condition.
    “The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance.”
  3. Dependent on a proviso or condition.
    “A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail.”

noun

  1. Synonym of provisional.

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”).

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