Meanings
adverbprovisionally (comparative more provisionally, superlative most provisionally)
comparative more provisionally · superlative most provisionally
- In a provisional way; temporarily.
Before the discovery and confirmation of the existence of rhenium predicted by Mendeleev's periodic law, rhenium was provisionally termed dvi-manganese because of its expected resemblance to manganese.
2001 April 16, J. Michael Davis, “Manganese and Rhenium”, in Patty's Toxicology, →DOIAntonyms: unprovisionally
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a provisional way; temporarily.
Opposite
unprovisionally
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Origin
Translations
Catalan provisionalment, provisòriament
- provisionalmentin a provisional way
- provisòriamentin a provisional way
Esperanto provizore
- provizorein a provisional way
French provisoirement
- provisoirementin a provisional way
German vorläufig, provisorisch
- vorläufigin a provisional way
- provisorischin a provisional way
Italian provvisoriamente
- provvisoriamentein a provisional way
Polish prowizorycznie, tymczasowo
- prowizoryczniein a provisional way
- tymczasowoin a provisional way
- przejściowoin a provisional way
Russian предварительно
- предварительно (predvaritelʹno)in a provisional way
Spanish provisionalmente, provisoriamente
- provisionalmentein a provisional way
- provisoriamentein a provisional way
Turkish geçici olarak, şartlı olarak
- geçici olarakin a provisional way
- şartlı olarakin a provisional way
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APA
provisionally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provisionally
MLA
“provisionally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provisionally. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “provisionally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provisionally.
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